(Eagle News)–One more overseas Filipino worker has died due to COVID-19.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional fatality, the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad rose to 801 as of Saturday afternoon.
Three additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 10,867.
No new recovery was reported, which means the total remains at 6,919.
“Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries and fatalities among our nationals decreased slightly to 63.67 percent and increased to 7.37 percent, respectively, while the total number of those under treatment saw a slight increase to 28.96 percent,” the DFA said.
Of the regions, the Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 deaths, cases and recoveries, at 519, 7137 and 4307, respectively.
The Americas had the least COVID-19 cases, at 810, and recoveries, at 466.
The Asia Pacific region had the least deaths, at eight.
