### [2021-08-10](/feed/2021/08/10/index.md) ##### COVID-19 pandemic # East Timor reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a person from the Ermera region. ### Sources: 1. [U.S. News and World Report](https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-08-10/east-timor-detects-first-domestic-transmission-of-covid-19-delta-variant?context=amp) ### Changes: 1. East Timor reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant taken from 12 people who infected in Ermera region. _2021-08-11 00:33:27 (First version)_ 1. East Timor reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a person from the Ermera region. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. 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