MANILA, Philippines — Health authorities on Thursday reported 12 new cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, as the Philippines braces for the new threat of the virus that is ravaging countries in Southeast Asia. Per the health department, the 12 are local cases who have since recovered. READ: What we know so far about the Delta variant of COVID-19On July 20, the DOH said it reclassified eight recoveries from the Delta as active cases after doing re-tests. The number of deaths from the Delta variant has stayed at three, per authorities. DOH also reported 187 new cases of the Alpha variant, 142 of the Beta, and 12 more of the P.3.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2021 06:07 UTC