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Delta variant cases in Taguig now at 21

Published Aug 28, 2021 01:22 pm

The number of cases of the highly contagious Delta variant in Taguig has increased to 21, according to a report.

Dr. Alethea de Guzman, director of the Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau, presented a report on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) during an online briefing last Thursday.

Swabbing in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City government video)

Based on De Guzman’s report, Taguig has 21 Delta variant cases as of Aug. 21, an increase from five recorded in the Aug. 5 test. The Delta variant is a strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

In the latest report, DOH changed the name of the table column to “Variant of Concern Presence” from “Total Delta Variant Cases.”

During an online briefing last Aug. 23, De Guzman identified the “Variant of Concern Presence” tally as local Delta variant cases.

“We are seeing a continuous detection of Delta in NCR. Right now, NCR, being the largest region, has the most number of Delta cases, local Delta cases,” she said.

On Aug. 26, Taguig recorded 283 new COVID-19 cases to bring the total active cases to 1,671 out of 34,969 confirmed cases, 33,001 recoveries and 297 deaths.

According to the Taguig City Weekly Report, of the 1,671 active cases, 1,073 (64 percent) are asymptomatic, 564 (34 percent) are mild, 22 (1.3 percent) are moderate and 12 (0.7 percent) are severe cases.

From Aug. 20 to 26, the Taguig City government recorded 1,754 new COVID-19 cases, or 251 average daily cases. The weekly total is an increase of 49 percent from 1,180 new cases recorded for the period Aug. 13 to 19, or an average of 169 new cases per day.

Of the 1,671 active cases in Taguig, the age group 30-34 has the highest total with 506 active cases followed by 471 for the 18-29, 245 for the 45-59, 102 for 60-74, 88 each for the 14-17 and 5-9 age groups, 82 for 10-13, 40 for under five years old, 29 for 75 and above, 15 for infants and five for neonate.

“The last few weeks has shown a continuous trend of upward cases here in Metro Manila. Taguig is no different. It continues to rise. But the beauty of this is that in the last few weeks, the surge is different compared to the surge in March, April and May. This is because a large percentage of our residents are vaccinated,” said Mayor Lino Cayetano.

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