(Eagle News) — Twenty-four more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18569.
“To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos abroad remains at 94,” the department said.
Seventeen more recoveries were reported, pushing the recovery total to 11366.
One more fatality also pushed the death toll among Filipinos abroad due to COVID-19, now at 1161.
According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos, at 10465, 5913 and 758, respectively.
The Americas have the least COVID-19 cases and recoveries, at 983 and 625, respectively.
The Asia Pacific region has the least COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad, at 30.
“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 DFA said.