AIDS cases rise to 1,071 in Philippines, over 176 killed
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13/06/1998
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Asian Age (New Delhi)
The total number of recorded cases of people infected with the AIDS-causing virus in the Philippines has risen to 1,071, a local newspaper quoted the health department as saying in Manila on Saturday.This includes 335 people who actually developed full-blown AIDS and 176 people who died of the incurable disease that kills by weakening the body's immune system, the Today newspaper said.