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Argentina surpasses 5,000 coronavirus dead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 05:15 AM

Argentina surpassed 5,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday after registering a record 325 new fatalities over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. Read more »

The nation wanted to eat out again; everyone has paid the price

Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 12 04:00 PM

Data from states and cities show that many community outbreaks of the coronavirus this summer have centered on restaurants and bars, often the largest settings to infect Americans. Read more »

5 pasyenteng may COVID-19, namatay sa Bacolod City

Marty Go, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 06:09 PM

Limang pasyenteng positibo sa COVID-19 ang binawian ng buhay sa Bacolod City nitong weekend. Read more »

Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 07:17 AM

Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, according to the latest tally from the Ministry of Health. Read more »

15 more overseas Filipinos catch coronavirus, total now at 9,725 - DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 05:51 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday 15 more Filipinos abroad caught COVID-19, raising the total tally of overseas infections among Filipino nationals to 9,725. Read more »

Filipinos abroad sick with coronavirus rise to 9,700

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 02:35 AM

The number of Filipinos abroad sick with COVID-19 surpassed 9,700, with 18 new cases reported Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.   Read more »

'Hindi makapaniwala': Pagdadalamhati iniinda ng mga namatayan sa Beirut blast

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:24 PM

MAYNILA - Ikinuwento ng mga kaanak ng 2 overseas Filipino workers na namatay sa pagsabog sa Beirut, Lebanon ang mga sakripisyo ng mga pumanaw na mahal sa buhay.  Read more »

Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 12:52 PM

Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his 30s, making it the country's deadliest day of the pandemic to date.   Read more »

Number of overseas Filipinos with coronavirus tops 9,600

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 05:40 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad sick with COVID-19 surpassed 9,600, with 10 new cases reported Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.   Read more »

US adds 47,508 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 12:02 PM

WASHINGTON - The US notched 47,508 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

Some 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may be underreported in the Philippines, says former gov’t adviser

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 09:53 AM

Around 4,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the Philippines may not have been included in the government's official tally as many people severely ill with the disease have succumbed to it without actually getting tested, a former adviser of the task force against the pandemic said Sunday. Read more »

A case of late registration? Total deaths in PH in first half 2020 decline year-on-year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News and ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team
Updated as of Aug 01 01:29 AM

In the time of a coronavirus pandemic and community quarantines, registered deaths in the Philippines declined year-on-year in the first half of 2020, based on Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data. The PSA expects more late registered deaths to come in as the year progresses. Read more »

DFA: 65 more overseas Filipinos catch COVID-19; no new fatalities reported

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 05:13 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday 65 more Filipinos abroad caught COVID-19, raising the total tally of overseas infections among Filipino nationals to 9,472. Read more »

US counts nearly 1,400 deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 12:54 PM

Washington, United States -- The United States counted 1,379 new deaths from the coronavirus in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Thursday (0030 GMT Friday), according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.  Read more »

England records most virus excess deaths in Europe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 08:51 PM

Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) found England had higher above-average death numbers for longer than all European countries from the end of February to mid-June.  Read more »

Coronavirus deaths top 150,000 in worst-hit US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 07:32 AM

The United States marked a grim milestone on Wednesday when its coronavirus deaths topped 150,000 -- far exceeding the toll in any other pandemic-hit nation.    Read more »

Global coronavirus deaths near 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs

Gina Doggett, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 04:19 AM

Recorded deaths from the coronavirus neared 650,000 on Monday as the disease surged back at hotspots in Asia, Europe and the Americas, prompting renewed restrictions, targeted lockdowns and compulsory mask-wearing orders. Read more »

DFA: 16 more Filipinos abroad catch COVID-19; no new fatalities reported

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 05:04 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday 16 more Filipinos abroad caught COVID-19, raising the total tally of overseas infections among citizens to 9,208. Read more »

Lawmakers express doubts on deaths of high-profile inmates in Bilibid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 11:15 PM

Doubts linger over the circumstances surrounding the deaths of high-profile inmates at the state penitentiary. Read more »

US black kids die at higher rates than white children after surgery: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 12:08 PM

African-American children in the United States have a 3.5 times greater risk of dying from an operation than white kids, according to a study out Monday based on tens of thousands of children.  Read more »