(Eagle News) — Seventeen more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas to 16423.
No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery total and deaths among Filipinos abroad due to COVID-19 remain at 10060 and 1049, respectively.
Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths among overseas Filipinos, at 9078, 4963, and 675, respectively.
The Americas have the least COVID-19 cases and recoveries, at 906 and 602, respectively.
The Asia Pacific region has the least COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad, at 21.
“The DFA, together with its Foreign Service Posts, continues to partner with host governments to ensure the safety and well-being of our nationals abroad amidst the pandemic,” the department said.
