The Philippines now has 803 persons infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) following the report of 96 new cases, the Department of Health reported on Friday.
As of noon, there were nine new deaths, bringing the total number of those who died from the disease to 54. Three have recovered, for a total of 31.
Of the 2,287 tests that the DOH conducted, 791 tested negative while the other 691 are pending results.
The fatalities recorded include Patient 366, a 63-year-old male from Muntinlupa City with no travel history. The man, who has underlying conditions such as bronchial asthma, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease, was confirmed positive on March 21 and died on March 23.
Patient 637, age 75, from Quezon City, had no travel history but is related to a known Covid-19 case. He died on March 19 before he was confirmed positive for the virus on March 25. He has hypertension, diabetes mellitus, tongue cancer, cardiovascular disease, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Patient 571, a 72-year-old female from Muntinlupa City, was confirmed positive on March 23 and died on March 26. She has unknown travel and exposure history. The patient suffered from hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and acute kidney injury stage III.
Patient 178 is a 74-year-old from Manila who has hypertension, with no travel history and unknown exposure. He was confirmed positive for the virus on March 16 and died on March 19.
Patient 389 is a 71-year-old female from Quezon City with no travel history. She died on March 17 and was later confirmed positive for the virus on March 22. She had hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
Patient 462 is an 83-year-old from Cavite with no travel history who died on March 17 and was confirmed positive on March 22. The patient had chronic kidney disease.
Patient 437 is a 57-year-old male from Manila with no travel history who died on March 18 and was confirmed positive for the virus on March 22. He had hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
Patient 401 is a 62-year-old male from Manila with no travel history but related to a confirmed Covid-19 case. He died on March 22. He had hypertensive cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus.
Patient 306 is a 67-year-old female from Quezon City with unknown travel and exposure history. She was confirmed positive for the virus on March 21 and died on March 26. She had hypertensive cardiovascular disease, acute kidney injury, bronchial asthma not in acute exacerbation, and impaired fasting glucose.
