THE Department of Health (DOH) said Covid-19 cases in the country have surpassed 200 while mortalities increased to 17 Wednesday.
In its 4 p.m. March 18, 2020 bulletin, the DOH said it recorded 15 new cases that brought the total to 202.
Three more deaths were logged, bringing the mortality count to 17. Three other patients recovered for a total of 7 recoveries.
Patient (PH) 201, PH57 and PH160 have passed on, according to the agency.
PH201, 58, was a Filipino male from Lanao del Sur. He had travel history from Malaysia and was confirmed as a Covid-19 case after his death.
He died at the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City at 6:41 a.m. on March 17. The test result was known on March 18.
The patient had pre-existing diabetes mellitus and died of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to Covid-19.
PH57 was a 65-year-old Filipino male from Pasig City who traveled from London.
He was admitted at The Medical City in Ortigas on March 10 and was confirmed positive of Covid-19 on March 13.
He died at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, of ARDS secondary to Covid-19 and pneumonia. He had pre-existing hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
PH160 was a Filipino female, 86 years old, from San Juan City. She neither had recent travel history nor exposure to a known Covid-19 case.
She died at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, a day after she tested positive for Covid-19 at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center.
Cause of death was septic shock secondary to pneumonia secondary to Covid-19. She had pre-existing chronic kidney disease secondary to hypertension nephrosclerosis, ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Those who have recovered, meanwhile, are PH15, PH26 and PH13.
PH15 is a 24-year-old Filipino male from Makati City with travel history to United Arab Emirates.
PH26 is a 34-year-old Filipino male from Camarines Sur and one of two repatriates from MV Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan who tested positive for Covid-19.
PH13 is a 34-year-old Filipino male from Quezon City with travel history to Australia.
PH15 and PH13 were both admitted at the Makati Medical Center while PH26 was admitted at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital. (From Jove Moya/SunStar Philippines)