PNP reports 40th COVID-19 fatality | Inquirer News

PNP reports 40th COVID-19 fatality

By: - Reporter / @KHallareINQ
/ 03:04 PM April 03, 2021

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Police personnel and members of Bantay Bayan check motorists passing the boundary of Calumpit, Bulacan, and Apalit, Pampanga provinces on Monday morning, March 22, 2021. The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases placed NCR, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna under general community quarantine from March 22 to April 4. Niño Jesus Orbeta/Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday reported that another police officer has succumbed to COVID-19.

In a message to reporters, PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana said the newest fatality was assigned to the Manila Police District and died last March 31.

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Meanwhile, the PNP also reported 328 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its total to 15,646.

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There were also 213 additional recoveries, thus making the total number of those who successfully recovered at 13,003.

On Friday, the country recorded its highest single-day tally in new COVID-19 cases with 15,310, where 3,709 infections were considered as backlogs.

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