The Department of Health announced Wednesday night that a Filipino COVID-19 patient passed away in Manila. In a statement, the DOH said the victim was identified as Patient 35, a 67-year-old woman who was confined at Manila Doctors Hospital.

According to the DOH, the patient began to see symptoms on February 29. From 33, yesterday the number of confirmed COVOD-19 cases in the country has gone up to 49.

This is the second death of a COVID-19 in the country, following the death of a 44-year-old Chinese man in February.

Novel Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) causes fever and cough for most people but can cause serious illness such as pneumonia.

The latest update of Coronavirus Worldwide, more than 125,623 people have been infected and over 4,607 have died worldwide from the novel coronavirus, have reached some 80 countries and territories. There are 67,051 recovered from the epidemic disease.

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