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2 COVID patients 'critical', Philippine death toll stays at 1: health dept

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/03/11/20200310-health-coronavirus-usa.jpg"/><figcaption>An isolate from the first US case of COVID-19 is seen in a transmission electron microscopic image obtained from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US March 10, 2020. <em>Hannah A Bullock and Azaibi Tamin, CDC/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Two patients were in &quot;critical condition&quot; on Wednesday due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the Philippines&#x27; death toll from the respiratory disease stayed at one, said the health department.</p><p>The 2 patients in critical condition are both aged 60 above and have been intubated to help them breathe, said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.</p><p>He did not give additional details about the pair.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XTOJp0C5uZU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Over the weekend, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa said a 62-year-old COVID patient in its care was in critical condition.</p><p>The patient regularly visited a Muslim prayer hall in San Juan. He later infected his wife, who experienced only &quot;mild&quot; symptoms, the DOH earlier said.</p><p>The Philippines so far <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/10/20/philippines-coronavirus-doh-corrects-tally-35-to-33" target="_blank">confirmed 33 cases</a> of the disease. The country&#x27;s lone fatality is Chinese tourist from Wuhan City in central China where the virus was first reported late last year, said Duque.</p><p>Some 600 people so far tested negative for the disease, he said.</p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte declared Monday a state of public health emergency to curb the pathogen&#x27;s spread.</p><p>More than 117,339 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in 107 countries and territories, killing 4,251 people, according to an Agence France-Presse tally early Wednesday.</p><div><strong>RELATED STORIES:</strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/11/20/ph-keeps-eye-on-water-supply-amid-coronavirus-spread">PH keeps eye on water supply as coronavirus cases mount</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/10/20/how-to-self-quarantine-at-home-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19">How to self-quarantine at home if you think you have COVID-19</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/10/20/virgin-coconut-oil-organic-healthy-food-coronavirus-covid-19-manila">Demand for organic products doubles as COVID-19 cases rise in PH</a></li></ul><div> </div>

<p>Two patients were in "critical condition" on Wednesday due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the Philippines' death toll from the respiratory disease stayed at one, said the health department.</p>

Two patients were in "critical condition" on Wednesday due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), as the Philippines' death toll from the respiratory disease stayed at one, said the health department.