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amage to properties caused by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the central Philippine islands of Bohol and Cebu last week increased to 902 million pesos (US$21 million), the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Tuesday.
These include damaged roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure.
In Cebu, a total of 132.25 million pesos worth of damages was recorded and 763.58 million pesos in Bohol.
Damage to properties in Siquijor was at 6.65 million pesos and 250,000 pesos in Negros Oriental.
As of Tuesday morning, 190 was reportedly killed - 177 in Bohol, 12 in Cebu and 1 in Siquijor.
There were 605 injured, 511 of which were from Bohol, 89 in Cebu, one in Iloilo, three in Siquijor and one in Negros Oriental.
There are still 11 missing - all from Bohol province.
Affected persons were 2.9 million in 1,282 villages in the regions of Western and Central Visayas. Some 111,239 of these are housed in evacuation centers.
Damaged houses increased to 53,439, with 14,253 of these completely destroyed.
The total cost of assistance provided by the government was nearly 17 million pesos.
As of 5am, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded 2,384 aftershocks, 57 of which were felt.
US$1 = 43.10 pesos
