The state health department on Saturday said that the total number of infected medical frontliners battling the novel coronavirus has reached 1,101. | CMarquezINQ
MANILA, Philippines — The state health department on Saturday said that the total number of infected medical frontliners battling the novel coronavirus has reached 1,101.
In an online press briefing, Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the sum comprises 434 physicians, 400 nurses, 55 nursing assistants, 32 medical technologists, and 21 radiologic technologists.“Meron po tayong 1,101 na healthcare workers na naging positibo sa COVID-19. ,” she noted.
Meanwhile, the number of health workers who succumbed to the highly contagious ailment is still at 26, including 20 doctors and six nurses.
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