COVID-19 PANDEMIC- A “PLAGUE”: Day 127: WORLD UPDATES: Coronavirus claims Fil-Am CBS News exec
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NEW YORK, USA : JOURNALISM: Coronavirus claims Fil-Am CBS News executive.
Maria Mercader worked at CBS News for 30 years. CBS NEWS
NEW YORK – Filipino American CBS News producer and talent executive Maria Mercader died of Covid-19 in New York Sunday, March 29, the network announced. She was 54 and a cancer survivor.
Mercader worked at CBS for 30 years, getting her start in the network’s page program, CBS said in a release. She most recently worked as a director of talent strategy.
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The Asian American Journalists Association expressed sadness over Mercader’s demise: “Maria was a dear mentor and friend to many AAJA members. She was a proud 2004 graduate of AAJA’s Executive Leadership Program in Chicago. She will be greatly missed.”
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NEW JERSEY, USA- 4 Filipinos in New York, New Jersey succumb to coronavirus
MANILA, Philippines — At least four Filipinos in New York and New Jersey have died due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Philippine Consulate General there said.
“Marami na rin po ang nag-positive dito po sa New York at New Jersey, apat na po iyong kababayan natin (ang) nasawi dahil sa COVID-19,” Philippine Consul General Claro Cristobal said in an interview on dzBB on Thursday.
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Cristobal, said that there are around 143,000 Filipinos in New York and around 137,000 in New Jersey.
“(Ang) ilang mga kababayan natin ang nasa ospital ngayon at nilalaban ang kanilang buhay,” he added.
As of Wednesday, 401 overseas Filipinos have contracted the disease, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Of the number, 270 are currently undergoing treatment while 118 have already recovered.
There are 13 deaths reported so far. / GSG By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter / INQUIRER.net
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