MANILA— The Philippines will continue to see relatively high COVID-19 infections in the coming days, the health department said Saturday, just as the country returned to over 10,000 new virus infections on Friday after nearly 4 months.
"So nakikita na po natin na sumisipa na ang mga kaso, tumataas na po ang kaso, nararamdaman na po natin ang epekto ng Delta variant sa ating bansa. Amin pong nakikita, based on projections, tataas pa rin po ang mga kasong ito," Vergeire explained in a public briefing. Vergeire added that the tougher lockdowns are also aimed to "prepare the system for the continuous increase in the number of cases."
The last time the country breached 10,000 new COVID-19 cases was on April 17, the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group said. COVID-related deaths is also at a nearly 4-month high on Friday at 247.
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