Manila Bulletin
Iloilo logs 18 cases of XBB, XBC Covid-19 subvariant
The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) suspects new COVID-19 variants, XBC and XBB, are behind the recent surge in cases in the province.
The Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas Center for Health Development confirmed 4 cases of the XBC variant and 14 cases of the XBB variant in Iloilo.
The four XBC variant cases are concentrated in the municipality of Pavia, with one additional case in the same town.
The 14 XBB variant cases are distributed across nine towns and Passi City, with Oton and Pavia having three cases each.
The daily average of COVID-19 cases in Iloilo has risen to 25 since October 3, a significant increase from the previous average of 11 cases per day.
The DOH had previously reported 60 cases of the XBB sub-variant in the Western Visayas region, but did not disclose their locations.
The Iloilo City Health Office is sending samples to the Philippine Genome Center-Visayas to determine if there are XBB and XBC cases in the regional capital.
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