UPDATED: 12.54 JULY 17, 2021

THE Department of Health (DoH) on Friday reported detecting 16 additional cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the country.

Eleven of the cases were located in places as far south as Cagayan de Oro City. It is an indication that the variant had slipped in despite a Philippine ban on travelers from countries where it had triggered a Covid surge.

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