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CNN Philippines: There are now 230 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines

In a report by CNN Philippines, there are now 230 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, with 18 deaths connected to the virus, while the number of those who recovered stayed at 8.

You can read the full report from the embedded tweet below;

Featured image from CNN Philippines.

There are now 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines

via Philstar.com;

MANILA, Philippines (2nd update at 1:20 a.m.) — The Department of Health confirmed four additional cases of the novel coronavirus disease, namely two Filipinos and two foreign nationals who are being treated in undisclosed private hospitals.

The report released shortly before midnight on Monday brings the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines to 10.

Two of the four new cases are foreigner and two Filipinos

  1. A 38-year-old Taiwanese man who did not recently travel outside the country. However, he was in contact with another Taiwanese national while in the Philippines who was later diagnosed with COVID-19 in Taiwan. His symptoms started manifesting on March 3.
  2. A 32-year-old Filipino man who returned from a trip to Japan within the last 14 days. The onset of his symptoms was on March 5.
  3. An 86-year-old American man who traveled to the United States and South Korea. He has preexisting hypertension. His symptoms began on March 1.
  4. A 57-year-old Filipino man who was reported to have had contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the Philippines. He has no history of travel.