DOH confirms first Omicron cases in La Union, Ilocos Norte
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first Omicron cases in La Union and Ilocos Norte.
In La Union, a 37-year-old male OFW from Balaoan tested positive for Omicron after returning on December 16, with genome sequencing results released on January 14.
The other case in La Union has not been disclosed yet as the DOH awaits confirmation from the local government unit.
In Ilocos Norte, a 70-year-old man who returned via San Francisco tested positive for Omicron after arriving in Manila on December 21 and undergoing an RT-PCR test on December 25.
As of January 18, there are eight confirmed Omicron cases in the Ilocos Region: four in Pangasinan, two in La Union, one each in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
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