INIHAYAG ng Department of Health (DOH) na mayroon nang 11 local cases ng kinatatakutang Delta variant ng Covid-19.
“The DOH, Philippine Genome Center and University of the Philippines – National Institutes of Health report the detection of 16 new Delta variant cases including the first local cases based on the latest whole genome sequencing report,” ani Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire sa online media briefing.
“Five of the 16 cases are returning overseas Filipinos. Eleven cases are classified as local cases,” dagdag niya.
Unang na-detect ang Delta variant sa India bago kumalat sa mahigit 100 bansa, kabilang ang katabing bansa ng Pilipinas na Indonesia, Malaysia at Thailand.
“The Delta variant is believed to be 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant. An Alpha-positive person can infect four to five personswhile a Delta-positive one can infect eight persons,” ani Vergeire.
