Coronavirus cases in PNP soar to 440

MANILA, Philippines — The new coronavirus has infected 25 more police officers, raising the total number of COVID-19 cases in the police force to 440.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) also recorded 17 more recoveries among its ranks. This brings the total number of recoveries to 258.

The total number of deaths, meanwhile, stood at seven.

Also, almost 700 police officers were classified as “probable” while “874” were suspects.

As of Wednesday, the Philippines had logged 27,238 cases, with 1,108 death and 6,820 recoveries.

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