Cops with COVID-19 now at 71; 10 cops recover — PNP

MANILA, Philippines — There are now 71 cops in the country confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as the Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded four new cases on Monday.

The four new confirmed cases were a 38-year-old female, a 45-year-old male, a 32-year-old male, and a 33-year-old male — all assigned in Metro Manila, the PNP said in a statement.

The 71 cops were among the 6,259 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, of which 409 patients have died while 572 were able to recover.

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Meanwhile, two more cops were reported to have recovered from the respiratory disease, bringing the total to 10 recoveries. The PNP said the two recoveries — patient 5 and patient 34 — are also assigned in Metro Manila.

The agency’s health service also recorded 59 PNP personnel who are probable COVID-19 patients, which include 17 police commissioned officers, 50 non-commissioned police officers, and two non-uniformed personnel.

A total of 604 personnel, meanwhile, are being monitored as suspected COVID-19 patients, including 132 police commissioned officers, 442 police non-commissioned officers, and 30 non-uniformed personnel.

Six hundred PNP personnel, which include 196 probable and 404 suspected COVID-19 patients, have completed the 14-day self-quarantine, the PNP added.

Forty PNP personnel were admitted at the agency’s COVID-19 patient care center in its national headquarters, while Spring Hotel has admitted 110 PNP personnel.