11 more cops get COVID-19, bringing PNP total cases to 2,048
MANILA, Philippines — The number of Philippine National Police (PNP) officers with COVID-19 has ballooned to 2,048, with 11 new infections reported on Tuesday.
According to the PNP Public Information Office, five more officers recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries at 730.
The death toll as of now remained at 10.
The PNP posted the announcement on in its Facebook page.
UPDATE: As of 6:00PM of July 28, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the PNP organization rises to 2,048…
Posted by Philippine National Police on Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Of the new cases, seven are in the National Capital Region Police Office, two in the Central Visayas Police Regional Office and one each from the Central Luzon PRO, and the Northern Mindanao PRO.
As of now, the Philippines has over 83,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases — where 1,947 patients have died while 26,617 have recovered.
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