Omicron dominant COVID-19 variant in latest genome sequencing — DOH

Devotees at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help at Baclaran in Parañaque City show their vaccine cards prior to entering church premises on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Metro Manila mayors had agreed to restrict activities and movement of unvaccinated individuals as COVID-19 cases surge anew.

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MANILA, Philippines — The hyper-transmissible Omicron variant was found to be the dominant variant in the latest genome sequencing run conducted by the government, the Department of Health said Monday.

Results of a genome sequencing run conducted on January 3 showed that 60.42% of 48 samples were positive for Omicron, while 37.5% were of the Delta variant.

"[Omicron] is already the dominant variant, whereas before it was Delta," Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said.

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