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The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday the largest number so far of new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a single day at 82 in the Philippines, raising the country's total tally to 462.

It also said that 8 more patients succumbed to the disease, bringing the total number of fatalities to 33.


All the 8 new deaths are male patients, of whom most have pre-existing health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. The youngest is 56 years old and the oldest is 89 years old.

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The latest case of recovery, meanwhile, involved a 54-year-old Filipino male from Manila who recently traveled to Thailand and was exposed to a known COVID-19 case.

He was hypertensive, and first experienced symptoms on March 6. He tested positive on March 13, and was discharged on March 21.

Since last week, the country's main island of Luzon has been on lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease.

READ: Quarantine passes should be free as per PH gov't

The novel disease was first reported in China late last year and has spread to more than 180 countries and territories, based on the latest report of the World Health Organization. The global tally of the cases is nearing 300,000, with deaths of close to 13,000.



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This article is written up in support to spread awareness for COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.

PH records 82 new COVID-19 cases, 462 total

The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday the largest number so far of new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a single day at 82 in the Philippines, raising the country's total tally to 462.

It also said that 8 more patients succumbed to the disease, bringing the total number of fatalities to 33.


All the 8 new deaths are male patients, of whom most have pre-existing health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. The youngest is 56 years old and the oldest is 89 years old.

READ: Plastic bags ginamit bilang protective gear sa ospital sa Laguna

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The latest case of recovery, meanwhile, involved a 54-year-old Filipino male from Manila who recently traveled to Thailand and was exposed to a known COVID-19 case.

He was hypertensive, and first experienced symptoms on March 6. He tested positive on March 13, and was discharged on March 21.

Since last week, the country's main island of Luzon has been on lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease.

READ: Quarantine passes should be free as per PH gov't

The novel disease was first reported in China late last year and has spread to more than 180 countries and territories, based on the latest report of the World Health Organization. The global tally of the cases is nearing 300,000, with deaths of close to 13,000.



ALSO READ:

This article is written up in support to spread awareness for COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.

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