Manila Bulletin
Police lieutenant dies of COVID-19 despite getting CoronaVac jab
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded its 56th death due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The latest fatality is a 50-year-old police non-commissioned officer from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group who succumbed to the virus on Thursday.
This officer, who had comorbidities, received his first dose of the Sinovac vaccine on March 31 and experienced symptoms a week later.
He was admitted to a hospital in Batangas on April 15 due to declining oxygen saturation and was placed on a waiting list for a critical procedure due to full hospital capacity.
Additionally, the PNP reported 198 new recoveries, bringing the total to 18,372, and 147 new cases, including 143 new infections and four reinfections.
The police force has a total of 20,150 Covid-19 cases, with 1,722 currently active.
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