MANILA, Philippines — Philippine health authorities announced Saturday that they detected 10 more cases of the more infectious coronavirus variant which was first identified in India, bringing the total number of cases of this variant to 12. Health authorities said they also detected 13 new cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7), seven of the variant first identified in South Africa (B.1.351) and one of the variant first identified in the Philippines (P.3). Of the additional B.1.1.7 cases, 10 are local cases and three are from returning overseas Filipinos. Among the new B.1.351 cases, two are local cases, two are returning overseas Filipinos and three are still being verified whether they are local cases or not. The variants first identified in India, UK and South Africa have been declared as variants of concern.

Source: Philippine Star May 11, 2021 05:15 UTC