Manila Bulletin
Iloilo City’s Omicron variant rises to 17 cases
Iloilo City has recorded 17 new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Two of the new cases are still recovering and have been referred to infectious disease specialists.
Fourteen of the 16 recently confirmed Omicron cases have already recovered.
Nine of these cases had a travel history to Boracay during the holidays, while the travel history of seven others remains unclear.
One of the city's initial Omicron cases was an Overseas Filipino Worker who returned from Africa.
Thirteen of the 17 cases were vaccinated against COVID-19, and three were unvaccinated.
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