THE PHILIPPINES on Wednesday said it had detected 32 more infections involving the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5, bringing the total to 43.
Of the 32 patients, 16 have recovered and 14 were still under quarantine, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire told a virtual news briefing. “The outcomes of the rest are still being verified.”
She said further studies were needed to determine if the BA.5 subvariant was now spreading at the community level. She said 3,198 infections were logged from June 14 to 20, close to the number of cases reported in the third week of February, when the country was experiencing a coronavirus surge believed to have been driven by the Omicron variant.
Meanwhile, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said infections in the National Capital Region could hit 2,000 by the middle or end of July. The Philippines posted 3,051 infections from June 13 to 19, 82% higher than a week earlier, health authorities said on Monday. Of the total, fewer than 1% or 15 were critical.
About 70 million Filipinos had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as of June 19, while 14.85 million people have received booster shots.
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