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Over 400 Delta cases, 200 other variant cases detected

Sunnexdesk

(UPDATED) Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) caused by the Delta variant in the Philippines jumped past 1,000 with the detection of 466 additional cases even as the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed community transmission in the National Capital Region and Calabarzon.

The 466 additional Delta cases were detected in:

  • National Capital Region, 201 cases
  • Central Luzon, 69 cases
  • Western Visayas, 52 cases
  • Calabarzon, 49 cases
  • Central Visayas, 19 cases
  • Mimaropa, 14 cases
  • Davao Region, 11 cases
  • Cagayan Valley, 7 cases
  • Soccsksargen, 7 cases
  • Northern Mindanao, 6 cases
  • Bicol Region, 4 cases
  • Ilocos Region, 3 cases
Community transmission
Other variants
(Marites Villamor-Ilano / SunStar Philippines)
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