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Philippines' COVID-19 cases soar past 200; deaths reach 17
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 15 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the country on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, bringing the total number of infected persons to 202.
Three more COVID-19 patients have died, increasing the total death toll to 17.
The latest fatalities include PH201, a 58-year-old man from Lanao del Sur with travel history to Malaysia; PH57, a 65-year-old male from Pasig City with travel history with London; and PH160, an 86-year-old female from San Juan.
DOH also reported three recoveries, bringing the total of patients who recovered from COVID-19 to seven.
President Rodrigo Duterte had previously placed the entire Metro Manila under "community quarantine" from March 15 to April 14.
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