PNP’s COVID-19 caseload nears 6,500; 62 more personnel recover
Police officers march at the Philippine National Police grounds in Camp Crame in Quezon City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) COVID-19 caseload reached 6,498 on Tuesday after it recorded 28 additional coronavirus infections.
The PNP said that as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, 750 personnel are active COVID-19 cases or those who are still getting treated for the infectious respiratory disease.
Meanwhile, 62 PNP staff recovered, bringing its total recoveries to 5,728.
No new fatalities were recorded. The PNP’s death toll due to the coronavirus remains at 20.
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