MANILA: The number of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection cases in the Philippines rose to 230, the Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Friday (March 20).
Undersecretary of DOH Maria Rosario Vergeire said that a 65-year-old Filipino male patient from Metro Manila with a travel history to Singapore died on March 17, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths to 18.
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