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DOH: 9 cases of COVID-19 UK variant detected in Cagayan

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it has detected 9 carriers of the B.1.1.7 variant - first found in the United Kingdom - in Cagayan Valley.</p><p>&quot;This might explain why cases are increasing in Tuguegarao,&quot; Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online press conference.</p><p>&quot;We will submit samples for whole genome sequencing para makita natin &#x27;yung trend kung bakit kaya tumataas&#x27; yung cases sa kanilang lugar,&quot; she said.</p><p>As of May 16, the Cagayan region has reported 2,835 active cases, nearly all of which are residents of Cagayan province and Isabela.</p><p>Studies earlier showed that the UK variant had a reproduction rate 1.35 times higher than normal coronavirus variants.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/13/21/uk-covid-19-variant-does-not-lead-to-more-serious-infections-study">UK COVID-19 variant does not lead to more serious infections: study</a></li></ul><p>Adequate COVID-19 vaccines have been deployed to the region and their utilization rate is also high, Vergeire said.</p><p>As of May 11, Cagayan received 71,440 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the national government, according to data from the DOH.</p><p>The region has used 94.7 percent of these doses, the DOH said.</p><p>So far, 67,653 people from Cagayan have received their first jab, while 10,779 others have been fully vaccinated, it said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/21/doh-reports-more-cases-of-covid-19-variants-as-infections-surge-in-ncr-plus">DOH reports more cases of COVID-19 variants as infections surge in NCR Plus</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1648237" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it has detected 9 carriers of the B.1.1.7 variant - first found in the United Kingdom - in Cagayan Valley.</p>

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it has detected 9 carriers of the B.1.1.7 variant - first found in the United Kingdom - in Cagayan Valley.

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DOH: 9 cases of COVID-19 UK variant detected in Cagayan

Katrina Domingo,

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Published May 17, 2021 02:31 PM PHT

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Updated May 17, 2021 03:52 PM PHT

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