PGC: Spike in COVID cases due to Omicron BA.5
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) confirmed on Monday that the recent spike in COVID-19 cases is due to the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, which comprises about 85% of sequenced samples.
PGC Executive Director Cynthia Saloma stated during a televised briefing that BA.5 has been the most predominant variant detected in the country over the past month.
Saloma added that while there are some BA.4 and BA.2.1 subvariants, they are very rare compared to BA.5.
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