104th police frontliner dies of COVID-19 in Mimaropa

MANILA, Philippines — A liaison officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has died days after contracting COVID-19 as the PNP recorded 143 new infections over the weekend.

Mimaropa Regional Police Office (File photo)

The PNP said the 53-year-old liaison officer, assigned at the Mimaropa Regional Police Office, died of complications from COVID-19 on Aug. 21.

According to Phil Star, the police officer was admitted to the hospital on Aug. 20 due to fever and subsequently tested positive for the virus.

Severe Pneumonia

The PNP Health Service said he succumbed to severe pneumonia, making him the 104th police frontliner to die of COVID-19.

Medical records showed that the officer had been undergoing dialysis for almost three years due to chronic kidney disease.

He had also been diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension.

The police officer received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 19.

The PNP has recorded 1,917 active cases of COVID-19 nationwide. With 76 new recoveries, the PNP has logged 34,316 cases since March last year.

The PNP has fully vaccinated 97,184 or about 43.6 percent of the police force while 105,016 or 47 percent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. There are 20,657 PNP personnel or 9.27 percent still waiting to get inoculated.