All cities and the lone municipality in Metro Manila "now have a local Delta case," according to the Department of Health on Friday, August 6, 2021, referring to the highly contagious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes serious respiratory illness COVID-19. | INQUIRER.net

WATCH: President Rodrigo Duterte approves the recommendation of his pandemic task force to extend the current general community quarantine in ‘NCR Plus’ and the modified enhanced community quarantine in 21 areas until July 15. READ: https://www.rappler.com/nation/iatf-recommendation-quarantine-classification-july-2021 | Rappler