MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said 118 more of its personnel has caught COVID-19, raising the total tally of infections in the organization to 1,761.

Of the new infections, Central Visayas police recorded 82 cases while Metro Manila had 30 cases, the PNP Public Information Office said. Some 6 other new cases came from other regions.

The number of those who recovered from COVID-19 also went up by 75 to 687, latest figures showed. The death toll in the police force stood at 9.

JUST IN: The PNP tallies additional 118 fresh #covid19 cases, bringing the number of infected policemen to 1761.

Region 7 added 82 cases, while NCRPO had 30 new infections, most of them frontline units.
(Source: PNP PIO)

— Raffy Sison Santos (@raffsantos) July 23, 2020

The 205,000-strong organization is also monitoring 719 probable carriers of the virus. Some 2,470 others are under observation on suspicion of having caught the disease.

The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines reached 74,390, with 2,200 new infections reported Thursday. The tally includes 1,871 people who succumbed to COVID-19 while 24,383 have recovered from the disease.

• DOH logs 2,200 add'l COVID-19 cases, majority from NCR; nationwide total climbs to 74,390

-- With a report from Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News