DAVAO CITY — The regional office of the Department of Health in the Davao region detected two new cases of Covid-19 delta Variant in the Davao Region but the patients are now fully recovered.
Based on the document obtained by Newsline, the new cases are detected from two females ages 22 and 28, one from Davao City and the other from Tagum City.
Tagum City health officer Arnel Florendo in an interview with Newsline revealed that the Tagum patient, ” . . . is a medical frontliner and has fully recovered and does not have travel history outside Davao Region.”
Like the Tagum City patient, the Davao patient has also fully recovered, he added.
The specimen of the Tagum case was collected last June 17, 2021, and the result was confirmed by the Davao Regional Medical Center.
The Specimen of the Davao case was collected on June 26, 2021, and was confirmed by Vitalab Molecular.
“We sent the specimen to Philippine Gemone Center (University of the Philippine) last June but we only received the result last Saturday (July 24) at 6:30 in the evening,” Florendo stressed.
The so-called Delta variant, which is also known as B.1.617.2, was first identified in India in December 2020, then discovered in the United States in March 2021.
Researchers say Delta variant is more contagious than other SARS-CoV-2 virus strains, based on research the virus spreads easily between people and it spreads fast.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people who aren’t vaccinated should get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves from the risk of illness from COVID-19, including the Delta variant. In the event that someone who is vaccinated gets COVID-19, the vaccines protect against the severity of illness, which helps to prevent hospitalization and death.
The CDC recommends that people who aren’t vaccinated should get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves from the risk of illness from COVID-19, including the Delta variant. In the event that someone who is vaccinated gets COVID-19, the vaccines protect against the severity of illness, which helps to prevent hospitalization and death. For those who aren’t vaccinated yet – including those who are not yet eligible – other ways to help protect against the Delta variant include:
- Wearing a mask over your nose and mouth while you’re spending time around people from other households, especially when you’re in poorly ventilated indoor spaces or crowded areas
- Staying 6 feet away from people who aren’t part of your household
- Washing your hands frequently (or using hand sanitizer when soap and water aren’t available)
- Steering clear of crowded indoor spaces, including poorly ventilated ones
- Paying attention to local COVID-19 infection rates, including Delta variant rates, and avoiding unnecessary social contact with others when infection rates surge
