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Philippine health authorities detect 27 more cases of XBB.1.16 subvariant
The Department of Health (DOH) has reported 27 new local cases of the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus, primarily in Western Visayas, bringing the total to 292.
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies XBB.1.16 as a variant of interest due to its potential to evade immunity and increased contagiousness.
In addition to Arcturus, 73 other new Omicron subvariant cases were identified in Western Visayas, including 18 XBB.2.3, 12 XBB.1.9.1, and 2 XBB.1.5.
These findings are from genome sequencing conducted by the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center and the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center Visayas, with results released on May 23.
The DOH recorded 297 new COVID-19 infections on June 27, bringing the total active cases to 7,760.
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