MANILA, March 14 (Reuters) - The Philippines health
department on Saturday confirmed one new fatality from the
coronavirus outbreak, bringing the total number of deaths to
six, a day after the country raised its health emergency status
to the highest level.
The patient, confined at a government hospital in southern
Philippines, died late Friday because of complications from
severe pneumonia and acute kidney injury, the health ministry
said.
The Southeast Asian nation had 64 coronavirus cases as of
Friday, with President Rodrigo Duterte raising the health
emergency status to the highest level and issuing quarantine
measures in the capital.