PNP reports 136 more recoveries, 87 new cases, 2nd death this week
As of Friday, May 7, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported an additional 136 recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recovered police officers to 19,365.
The PNP also recorded 87 new cases, including three reinfections and 84 new infections, increasing active cases to 1,540 out of a total of 20,963 since March last year.
A 47-year-old police officer from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao died on Wednesday due to acute respiratory failure caused by COVID-19, raising the PNP's death toll to 58.
On May 5, another police corporal assigned in Nueva Ecija passed away after testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing difficulty breathing. This increased the total number of deaths within the PNP to 57.
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