DOH confirms 2 more COVID-19 deaths, total now 8

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that two more COVID-19 patients died in the country, raising the total death toll to eight as of March 14, 2020.

One of the latest fatalities, Patient 40, was a 54-year-old male from Pasig City who died of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to Severe Pneumonia with concomitant Acute Kidney Injury.

Patient 40, the first COVID-19 patient in Mindanao, had no history of travel abroad but worked for an office in Pasig City which had links to COVID-19 cases.

As of March 14, 2020, the Philippines has 64 confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight deaths.

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