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India coronavirus death toll passes China's

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 02:29 PM

India's coronavirus death toll passed neighboring China's on Friday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data.  Read more »

US passes dire milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

Michael Mathes, Dave Clark and AFP bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 06:59 AM

Unthinkable just 4 months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its grip on Latin America.  Read more »

US tops 90,000 coronavirus deaths, 1.5 million cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 07:00 AM

The United States on Monday surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million confirmed cases, according to a running tally from Johns Hopkins University.   Read more »

Suspected COVID-19 patient dies in Caraga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 11:33 AM

A 33-year-old man suspected to have COVID-19 died in a hospital in Caraga, a health official said Friday. Read more »

Americans outraged by shooting death of another unarmed black man

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 11:39 PM

Politicians, celebrities and people speaking out on social media are angrily demanding the arrest of 2 white men in the shooting death of an unarmed black jogger in Georgia. Read more »

Baby suspected of having COVID-19 dies in Zamboanga del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 02:19 AM

MANILA – An 11-month-old baby who was suspected to have caught the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died in Zamboanga del Sur, a local official said Wednesday. Read more »

Japanese actress Okae, who starred in Pokemon, dies due to COVID-19

Kyodo News
Updated as of Apr 27 12:52 AM

Japanese actress and TV host Kumiko Okae died Thursday of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, her management office said.  Read more »

Senate to honor former Sen. Heherson Alvarez when session resumes in May

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 09:44 PM

"The Senate has lost another pillar of its rich history and the saddest part is that we will not be able to properly honor him befitting an Honorable Statesman due to the COVID-19 protocols," Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Monday. Read more »

'Iskonars para sa bayan': PGH mourns death of head nurse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 06:45 PM

Faye Palafox spent her last 7 days at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), where she was head nurse of 5RCB1, ensuring that fellow nurses wear their personal protective gears against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), UP College of Nursing said.    Read more »

Thai man trampled by elephant from park closed by pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 05:07 PM

A Thai farmer was trampled to death by an elephant foraging for food, a police officer said Friday, as the kingdom's controversial animal parks struggle to feed the giant mammals during the pandemic. Read more »

Youngest COVID-19 fatality in PH is 29-day-old boy: DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 05:41 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed that the youngest COVID-19 fatality in the Philippines is an infant from Batangas province. Read more »

Infant who died in Batangas found later to be COVID-19 positive, says mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 01:49 AM

A newborn male in Lipa City, Batangas who died last April 5 was found later to be positive for the new coronavirus, the local mayor said Thursday. Read more »

Global virus cases near 1 million as US records youngest death

Dmitry Zaks, Hazel Ward, and Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 10:09 AM

A six-week-old baby died of COVID-19 and global agencies warned of food shortages as coronavirus infections around the world neared one million Wednesday.   Read more »

7-year-old girl tests positive for COVID-19 days after her death

Joanna Tacason, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 11:27 PM

A 7-year-old girl tested positive on Tuesday for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) days after she died in a La Union hospital. Read more »

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Syria war records lowest monthly death toll in 9 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 09:38 PM

Of the total deaths, some 51 people were killed in shelling and airstrikes by the Syrian regime, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.  Read more »

11-year-old Indonesian girl dies after contracting COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 08:40 PM

She had a fever and breathing difficulties, and died the following day. Read more »

12-year-old infected with coronavirus dies in Belgium

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 07:38 PM

The girl had had a fever for three days before her death, and tested positive for COVID-19, said another spokesman, Steven Van Gucht. Read more »

Spain announces record 838 virus deaths in 24 hours

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 07:58 AM

Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the total number of deaths to 6,528, according to health ministry figures.  Read more »

Remembering Aric Del Rosario, a grand slam coach who taught humility and compassion

Updated as of Mar 31 08:55 AM

The multi-titled coach, who has won almost every local championship imaginable, is lovingly remembered by both colleagues and former players. BY NISSI ICASIANO Read more »

Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in US, subside in June: Washington University analysis

Carl O'Donnell, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 10:31 AM

The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81,000 people in the United States in the next 4 months and may not subside until June, according to a data analysis done by University of Washington School of Medicine.   Read more »