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5 Delta COVID-19 patients in Cagayan de Oro 'recovered': mayor

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/16/delta.jpg"/><figcaption>This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of a cell cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like. Image captured and colorized at Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. Credit: NIAID</figcaption></figure></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=1729879" 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>MANILA - The five Delta COVID-19 variant patients found in Cagayan de Oro City have recovered from the illness, Mayor Oscar Moreno said Monday.</p><p>The Department of Health earlier said it has detected 11 cases of the more transmissible Delta variant. Of this figure, 6 were from Northern Mindanao, 2 were from Metro Manila, another 2 from Western Visayas, and a lone patient was from Central Luzon.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/21/doh-detects-16-news-delta-variant-cases-confirms-local-transmission-in-ph">Philippines detects 16 new Delta variant cases, investigates possible local transmission</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/16/21/doh-warns-coronavirus-surge-possible-after-delta-strain-detected">DOH warns coronavirus &#x27;surge&#x27; possible after Delta strain detected</a></li></ul><p>One of the patients remain in a temporary treatment medical facility but all have been tagged as recovered, according to mayor Oscar Moreno.</p><p>&quot;What we did right away was asked them to stay in a special facility, magkakasama sila (they were all together). Inintensify din ang (We intensified) retroactive contact tracing. Pinakiusapan din (We also asked) close contacts to likewise stay in another facility,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>Moreno said he suspects the city&#x27;s COVID-19 surge from early May to June was due to the variant first reported in India.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/21/cagayan-de-oro-city-in-need-of-24-ventilators-as-covid-19-cases-rise-solon">Cagayan de Oro City in need of 24 ventilators as COVID-19 cases rise: solon</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/23/21/northern-mindanao-medical-center-ready-to-send-ventilators-to-hospitals-in-need">Northern Mindanao Medical Center ready to send ventilators to hospitals in need</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We suspected although alam natin ang genomic exam is done at random at once a week lang pinapadala sa Manila ang samples ng rehiyon,&quot; he said.</p><p>(We suspected although we know genomic sequencing is done at random and sent only once a week to Manila.)</p><p>&quot;Possible talaga although we hope na ang ating pag manage ng cases nung June atin nang nacontain ang virus kahit ang Delta variant.&quot;</p><p>(It&#x27;s possible but we hope that our managing of cases last June has contained the virus, even the Delta variant.)</p><p>The city, placed under the strictest lockdown until the end of the month, is averaging some 5,000 COVID-19 vaccinations per day and is set to breach 100,000 administered jabs on Monday, Moreno said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/21/iloilo-province-philippines-quarantine-ecq-july-2021">Iloilo province, 3 other areas placed under ECQ until July 31</a></li></ul><p>Some 70 percent of these jabs were first doses and 30 percent were second doses, he added.</p><p>The city as of Sunday has 544 active cases out of a total 11,844 infections, according to the DOH website.</p>

<p>The five Delta COVID-19 variant patients found in Cagayan de Oro City have recovered from the illness, Mayor Oscar Moreno said Monday.</p>

The five Delta COVID-19 variant patients found in Cagayan de Oro City have recovered from the illness, Mayor Oscar Moreno said Monday.