(The Manila Times) FIFTY-FIVE more cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant have been detected, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Sunday.
Of this number, 37 are local cases –14 from Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), eight from Northern Mindanao, six from the National Capital Region, six from Central Luzon, two from Davao Region, and one from the Ilocos Region.
The DoH said that 17 are returning overseas Filipino and one case is being verified if it is a local or ROF case.
One of the patients died, all the others recovered.
The new cases brings the total Delta cases in the country to 119.
With the increased Delta cases, the Health department called on local government units (LGUs) “to immediately contain observed case increases through granular lockdowns and stronger Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate (PDITR) implementation.”
“We call on both public and private sectors to ensure active case finding, aggressive contact tracing, immediate isolation or quarantine, and compliance to minimum public health standards in their respective localities and even workplaces,” it said in a statement… Read More
