Published July 29, 2021, 3:07 PM
Manila residents line up to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located inside a shopping mall on July 13, 2021. (Malacañang)
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 97 new cases of Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in the country.
Of the 97 new cases, 88 were local infections, six were returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), and three are being verified if they are local or ROF cases, the DOH said.
The DOH said that of the six ROFs, “two were from seafarers of MT Clyde and Barge Claudia, currently anchored off in Albay, and four were from crew members of MV Vega that arrived from Indonesia.”