Tag: COVID19 deaths

PNP COVID-19 death toll rises to 100

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 fatalities in the Philippine National Police are now at 100 after a 44-year-old policeman succumbed to the disease. According to the PNP, the policeman assigned in Ilocos Region had been fully vaccinated for the disease and had been on work from home status since the start of the pandemic until his death on Aug. 22. He had been  immuno-compromised with a “high comorbidity,” however, with his relative telling the PNP  the […]

PNP logs 75th COVID-19 fatality

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police registered its 75th COVID-19 fatality as the country continues to inoculate members of priority categories so far, including police personnel. In a statement, the PNP said its latest COVID-19 death was a 48-year-old police lieutenant assigned in Southern Leyte. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said the police officer manifested flu-like symptoms on June 23 while undergoing community immersion for the Investigation Officers Basic Course (IOBC). He  was immediately brought to […]

PHL reports 3,356 additional COVID-19 cases; total at 597,763

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 597,763 after the Department of Health reported 3356 additional cases. This is the fourth consecutive day the Philippines recorded over 3,000 additional cases in a day in 2021. Of these, 39330 were active. Of the active cases, 91.2 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 2 percent critical, 2 percent severe, and 0.83 percent were moderate. Sixty-one additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 545912. Five […]

DFA reports ten more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos

Five more deaths reported (Eagle News) — Ten more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 15089. No additional recoveries were reported, which means the recovery total remains at 9526. Five additional fatalities pushed the COVID-19 fatalities among Filipinos abroad to 1038. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]