Philippines' COVID-19 deaths surpass 66,000

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Workers process the body of fatalities during the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila at the Baesa Crematorium in Novaliches on May 5, 2020. Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/02/22/20200505-covid-lockdown-day52-fsj-4876.jpg"/><figcaption>Workers process the body of fatalities during the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila at the Baesa Crematorium in Novaliches on May 5, 2020. Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The Philippines has surpassed 66,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a report from the Department of Health.As of February 21, some 66,039 patients died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the DOH COVID-19 tracker showed.Quezon City has the most number of COVID-19-related deaths with 2,672. It is followed by Cebu (2,612), Bulacan (2,207), Cagayan (2,047) and Manila (1,925).The Philippines recorded the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/02/20/ph-records-first-death-due-to-new-coronavirus">first COVID-19 death</a> outside China in February 2020 in a 44-year-old man who arrived from Wuhan, China.Meanwhile, a 67-year-old woman in Manila was the country&#x27;s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/11/20/doh-confirms-filipinas-death-in-manila-due-to-covid-19">first local death due to the coronavirus</a>.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/20/23/ph-logs-895-new-covid-19-cases-74-deaths-in-past-week">Philippines records 895 new COVID-19 cases, 74 deaths in past week</a></li></ul>As of February 20, the Philippines has 9,211 active COVID-19 cases.Since the pandemic started, the country has recorded over 4 million coronavirus infections, of which majority have recovered from the disease.To date, more than 73.8 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Of the figure, some 21.5 million people have received their first boosters while 3.9 million have gotten their second boosters.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/21/23/doh-56-new-cases-of-omicron-subvariants-detected">Philippines detects 56 new cases of omicron subvariants</a></li></ul>

The Philippines has surpassed 66,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a report from the Department of Health.

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Philippines' COVID-19 deaths surpass 66,000

Philippines' COVID-19 deaths surpass 66,000

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Published Feb 22, 2023 01:18 PM PHT

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