MANILA, Philippines — A police officer from Cotabato City has died of COVID-19, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.
PNP deputy chief for administration Lt. Gen. Joselito Vera Cruz said the 46-year-old staff sergeant, an intelligence operative of the Cotabato City police, died while being treated in a hospital on Feb. 7.
The patient’s records show he was vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson. He also had diabetes.
A total of 128 PNP members have succumbed to the virus since the pandemic started in 2020.