DOH confirms 140 COVID-19 cases in PH

As of March 15, 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) has conducted 874 tests for COVID-19 in the Philippines.

The DOH tracker indicates 183 patients are currently under investigation and 2,215 are under monitoring.

Confirmed cases have risen to 140, with 122 currently admitted to hospitals, 5 under home quarantine, 2 recovered, and 11 deaths.

Metro Manila still has the highest number of patients under investigation with 79.

President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of public health emergency on March 9 due to local transmission of the virus.

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