### [2021-08-11](/feed/2021/08/11/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# South Cotabato reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.351 Beta variant in a patient who had a history of traveling to Davao City. 




### Sources:

1. [MindaNews](https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2021/08/south-cotabato-records-first-case-of-beta-variant/)

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