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Duque denies 2nd COVID-19 fatality, says patient in 'critical condition'


Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said there is no truth to the information that another coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient has expired.

“Not true patient has expired. In a critical condition though,” Duque said in a message to GMA News Online.

The Philippines has 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday morning. Of the number, only one has died — a Chinese tourist last February. It was the first fatality outside China, where the virus originated. —KBK, GMA News

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