MANILA, March 30 (Xinhua) — COVID-19 was the third leading cause of deaths in the Philippines in 2021, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Wednesday.
Of the total deaths, the PSA said the top causes were ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases.
The PSA said COVID-19 “virus identified” accounted for 9.7 percent, jumping to number three leading cause of fa