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Quezon province records 8 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Quezon province has detected eight cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, with four cases in Dolores, two in Sariaya, one in Tiaong, and one in Real.
Three of the individuals infected with the Delta variant in Dolores have already recovered.
One Beta variant case was also detected in Sariaya.
As of Tuesday, Quezon province has 1,262 active cases out of a total of 18,321 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The province has recorded 16,195 recoveries and 864 deaths.
Candelaria town still has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases at 313, followed by Lucena (246), Sariaya (166), and Tayabas (115).
The governor appealed for additional COVID-19 vaccines from the national government due to the rising cases and hospital capacity concerns.
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