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PH detects 571 more cases of Delta variant
The Philippines has recorded 571 additional cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, bringing the total to 7,848.
Out of 629 sequenced samples, 571 were identified as Delta variant, along with one Alpha and one Beta variant case.
Five overseas Filipino samples sequenced were all positive for the Delta variant, with two coming from the USA, one from Iraq, and one from Kuwait.
The Delta variant, which is the most prevalent lineage in the country, has now been detected in all 17 regions and all cities and municipalities in the National Capital Region.
As of the latest sequencing, the Philippines has not yet detected any cases of the Omicron variant.
The DOH also reported 603 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases nationwide to 2,834,775.
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The Department of Health (DOH) announced that no Omicron COVID-19 variant cases were detected in the latest whole genome sequencing of 48 samples.
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The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) has not detected the Omicron variant in the Philippines from over 18,000 sequenced samples.
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The Philippines reported 544 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 2.83 million.
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The Department of Health (DOH) reported 517 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, December 4, 2021, bringing the total number of infections to 2,834,294.
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The Philippines recorded 370 new COVID-19 cases on December 8, 2021, bringing the total caseload to 2,835,593.
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