Man from Lanao del Sur is sixth Philippine COVID-19 death

March 14, 2020

A 54-year-old man from Lanao del Sur became the sixth recorded death and the first outside Metro Maila from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to the Department of Health (DOH) Saturday. 

"Patient PH40 expired late evening of March 13 from acute respiratory distress syndrome due to severe pneumonia with concomitant acute kidney injury," said the DOH. 

The man expired while admitted at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro City. 

The DOH said he had no travel history as well as exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 patient. 

He had an onset of symptoms last February 24 and was admitted at the medical facility last March 3.

He was confirmed to have COVID-19 only last March 11.

Previous Filipino deaths are a 62-year-old man,  a 59-year-old woman; a 67-year old Filipina; an 88-year-old woman; and a a 44-year-old Chinese male. DMS