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Philippines detects more omicron BA.5, BA.2.12.1 subvariant cases

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Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

<p><br/>MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines has detected 16 more cases of highly transmissible omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, the Department of Health said Wednesday.</p><p>The number of new infections raises the total BA.5 and BA.2.12.1 cases nationwide to 11 and 39, respectively.<br/> <br/>Of the 6 new BA.5 cases, 2 were from Metro Manila, and 1 each were from Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, and Northern Mindanao, while the location of the remaining patient was still being verified, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said.</p><p>Four patients were fully vaccinated while the DOH was still looking into the status of the others, Vergeire added.</p><p>Five individuals have been tagged as recovered while one remains under home isolation, according to Vergeire.</p><p>Meanwhile, 10 more cases of the omicron BA.2.12.1, a sublineage of the dominant omicron BA.2 variant, have been detected.</p><p>Four patients were from Metro Manila, 2 from Calabarzon, 1 each from Cagayan Valley, Bicol region, and Western Visayas, and 1 is a returning overseas Filipino, Vergeire said.</p><p>Three individuals were fully vaccinated and the inoculation status of the remaining patients was still being verified, she added.</p><p>Two had mild symptoms, 3 were asymptomatic, and the symptoms of the 5 patients are still being looked into, according to Vergeire.</p><p>Eight patients have recovered, one case remains active, while another is still being verified, she said.</p><p>The exposure and travel history of all patients were still being verified, Vergeire added.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Di po directly related ang bahagyang pagtaas ng kaso sa mga bagong variant,&quot; she told reporters.</p><p>(The slight increase in cases is not directly related to the entry of the new subvariants.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/07/22/philippines-detects-3-more-cases-of-omicron-ba5">COVID-19: Philippines detects 3 more cases of omicron BA.5</a></li></ul><p>The BA.5 had caused a surge in COVID-19 cases in South Africa, while the BA.2.12.1 comprised the majority of infections in New York City. </p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><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=2065671" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines has detected 16 more cases of highly transmissible omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, the Department of Health said Wednesday.

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Philippines detects more omicron BA.5, BA.2.12.1 subvariant cases

Gillan Ropero,

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Published Jun 15, 2022 02:13 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 15, 2022 03:58 PM PHT

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