(Eagle News) — Forty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19.
The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP recovery tally to 9542.
Sixty-eight additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 10,185.
Of these, the PNP said 615 were active.
No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 among police personnel remains at 28.
The government’s nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program is expected to start this year, with uniformed personnel, including policemen, included among the priorities.
The Food and Drug Administration has so far granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.