{"id":250520,"date":"2020-03-30T09:52:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250520"},"modified":"2020-03-30T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:52:38","slug":"covid-19-cases-now-1546-death-toll-climbs-to-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/30\/covid-19-cases-now-1546-death-toll-climbs-to-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 cases now 1,546; death toll climbs to 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_249522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249522\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/person-holding-petri-dish-3786217.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249522\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/person-holding-petri-dish-3786217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/person-holding-petri-dish-3786217.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/person-holding-petri-dish-3786217-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/person-holding-petri-dish-3786217-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/person-holding-petri-dish-3786217-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH also reported seven additional deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 78. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 128 new positive cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,546.<\/p>\n<p>In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH also reported seven additional deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 78.<\/p>\n<p>They are patients 149, 587, 647, 1488, 1447, 1446, and 1489.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 149 is a 61-year-old Filipino female from Makati City with no travel and exposure history.<\/p>\n<p>She was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 16 and died on March 27. She died from acute respiratory failure secondary to community-acquired pneumonia secondary to Covid-19. She also had hypertension.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 587 is a 79-year-old Filipino male from Muntinlupa City with no travel history.<\/p>\n<p>He was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 24 and died on March 29. He died from acute respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 647 is a 43-year-old Filipino male from Para\u00f1aque City with no travel and exposure history.<\/p>\n<p>He was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 25 and died on March 27. He died from acute respiratory failure due to secondary to pneumonia Covid-19 and myocardial dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 1488 is a 60-year-old male from Muntinlupa City. His nationality is still for validation, with unknown travel and exposure history.<\/p>\n<p>He was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 25 and died on March 26. He died from acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock secondary to Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 1447 is a 45-year-old Filipino male from Davao City with unknown travel and exposure history.<\/p>\n<p>He died was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 29 but died on March 23.<\/p>\n<p>He died from cardiopulmonary arrest, acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to community-acquired pneumonia and hypoxia.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 1446 is a 59-year-old Filipino male from Davao City with no travel history.<\/p>\n<p>He was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 29 but died March 23.<\/p>\n<p>He died from acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to community-acquired pneumonia and hypoxia. He also had cardiac disease.<\/p>\n<p>Patient 1489 is a 74-year-old Filipino male from Quezon City with unknown travel and exposure history.<\/p>\n<p>He was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on March 27 and died March 21. He died from acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pneumonia. 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