MANILA, Philippines — There were 76 new recorded cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines, bringing the total to 3,094, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday. Five people also managed to recover from the viral disease, with the total recoveries now at 57. The COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus that first emerged in China’s city of Wuhan in Hubei province in late 2019. That novel coronavirus was later named SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Edited by JPVADVERTISEMENTFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 04, 2020 07:52 UTC