BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — After weeks of anticipation and preparation for the possible presence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Department of Health -Cordillera has confirmed the city's first case. The patient infected with the Delta variant has already recovered, the DOH said, while a continuous case backtracking and contact tracing is being conducted together with the Baguio City government through the Local Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (LESU). The DOH also bared that a Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF) was also tested and confirmed as a Delta variant case but was recorded in the ROF database of the Epidemiology Bureau (EB) and is not considered a local case in Baguio City. In the past days, the city government has been warning the residents that the delta variant is very much possible to enter Baguio. The Baguio health department, together with the private sector, has started preparing and ensuring the availability of medical equipment, facilities and other necessities.

Source: Philippine Star August 15, 2021 06:56 UTC