Quezon province records 8 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

The province of Quezon has detected eight cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Governor Danilo Suarez said Tuesday.

Interviewed at the Laging Handa public briefing, Suarez said four of the Delta cases were recorded in the municipality of Dolores, where three have already recovered.

Other Delta cases were in Sariaya, Tiaong, and Real.

"The total cases of the [Delta] variant is only at eight in the whole province," Suarez said.

As of Tuesday, Suarez said the province has 1,262 active cases, making the total number of confirmed cases to 18,321.

Further, the province recorded 16,195 recoveries, and 864 deaths.

The municipalities with the highest number of active COVID-19 infections are Candelaria (313), Lucena (246), Sariaya (166), and Tayabas (115).

Because of this, Suarez appealed for additional COVID-19 vaccines from the national government.—AOL, GMA News