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DOH confirms Filipina's death in Manila due to COVID-19
DOH confirms Filipina's death in Manila due to COVID-19
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 11, 2020 11:03 PM PHT
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Updated Mar 12, 2020 12:34 AM PHT
MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday confirmed that another patient died of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Manila.
MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday confirmed that another patient died of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Manila.
The patient was a 67-year-old Filipina confined at Manila Doctors Hospital, according to DOH data.
The patient was a 67-year-old Filipina confined at Manila Doctors Hospital, according to DOH data.
She was among the 16 new cases announced by the DOH earlier in the day.
She was among the 16 new cases announced by the DOH earlier in the day.
The patient got the virus through local transmission, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed.
The patient got the virus through local transmission, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed.
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Her husband, a 72-year-old Filipino man, is also confined at Manila Doctors Hospital due to the virus.
Her husband, a 72-year-old Filipino man, is also confined at Manila Doctors Hospital due to the virus.
The woman is the second COVID-19 death in the Philippines so far, but is the first Filipino fatality in the country.
The woman is the second COVID-19 death in the Philippines so far, but is the first Filipino fatality in the country.
The Philippines' first coronavirus-linked death was a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan, China, where the disease's outbreak started.
The Philippines' first coronavirus-linked death was a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan, China, where the disease's outbreak started.
As of Wednesday, the Philippines has 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
As of Wednesday, the Philippines has 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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