Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire says the Delta variant of the coronavirus has been present in the country since March. The first Delta case was reported in May.
Delta variant and that was on March 31, 2021," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual forum.
[Translation: We had a run on Oct. 22 and we saw an earlier detection of the Delta variant and that was on March 31, 2021.] She said the case was a 47-year-old returning overseas Filipino with a travel history to China. The individual fully recovered, and only reported mild symptoms and completed the required isolation period.
The country's health experts said the Delta variant caused the surge in COVID-19 cases last August. The spike prompted the government to implement the strictest quarantine restrictions to control its spread. Early November, OCTA fellow Guido David said the National Capital Region - the epicenter of the local coronavirus outbreak - had already reversed the Delta surge.Government data showed the country currently has 2,823,210 COVID-19 cases, of which only 0.8% or 23,200 are active.
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