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3 Zambales cops test positive for COVID-19

10,000 cops deployed in Metro Manila

PNP CHIEF ALBAYALDE / APRIL 23, 2018 Policemen perform in pass and review during the newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde in his first flag-raising ceremony at Camp Crame in Quezon City, April 23, 2018. INQUIRER PHOTO / NINO JESUS ORBETA

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales—Three policemen in this province tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

Dr. Noel Bueno, provincial health director, said the police officers are aged 26 to 45 years old and all residents of Botolan town but assigned to Cabangan.

They are among the 13 new cases that the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) recorded among its workforce.

The latest data from the regional police health service shows that 1,822 police personnel had tested positive for the virus since last year, of whom at least 1,765 had recovered.

The regional police’s COVID-19 death toll remained at five.

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