Tag: Covid19 and OFWs

DFA reports 3 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–Three more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional three cases, which pushed the tally to 11,149, was based on a sole report from the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 18. No new fatality nor additional recoveries were reported, which means the death toll remained at 812 and the recovery tally at 7199. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and […]

DFA: No additional COVID-19 death reported among overseas Filipinos recently

  (Eagle News)–No additional COVID-19 death was reported among overseas Filipinos recently. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the death toll therefore remained at 811. An additional COVID-19 case pushed the total to 11,146. Recoveries remained at 7184 as no additional recovery was reported. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities and those under treatment slightly decreased to 7.28 percent and 28.72 percent, respectively, while the total number of recoveries saw […]

DFA reports 24 more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–Twenty-four more Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the addition, the total COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 11,141 as of Thursday night. Three more have recovered, pushing the recovery toll to 7,175. No additional death has been reported, which means the death toll remains at 811. The DFA said so far, Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19 were in 81 regions and countries. The Middle […]

34 more overseas Filipinos recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Thirty-four more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7170 as of Tuesday. Twenty-six newly-reported COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11108. Eight additional deaths pushed the death toll to 810. “To date, the Middle East remains to be the region with the most number of confirmed COVID-19  cases, recoveries, under treatment and fatalities among our nationals,” the DFA […]

DFA reports spikes in COVID-19 cases, recoveries among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported over 200 more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. With the additional 213 cases, the COVID-19 tally among Filipinos abroad rose to 11082 as of October 12. Recoveries also rose to 7136, including the 217 additional ones reported. The death toll is at 80, with the addition of a fatality in the Middle East. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, […]

No new COVID-19 deaths reported among overseas Filipinos over the weekend, DFA says

(Eagle News)–There have been no new COVID-19 fatalities reported among overseas Filipinos over the weekend. The Department of Foreign Affairs said that means as of Sunday, the death toll remained at 801. COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 10,869. With no additional recoveries reported, the DFA said the recovery tally remained at 6919. The Middle East and Africa still had the most cases, deaths and recoveries among overseas Filipinos of all the regions, with […]

DFA: 9,461 overseas Filipinos repatriated this week

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 9,000 Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 9,461 Filipinos abroad repatriated, the number of overseas Filipinos returning to the Philippines with the help of the government rose to 213,942 since February. Of the 213,942, the DFA said 71,998 or 33.65 percent were sea-based, and 141,994 or 66.35 percent were land-based. Most of the repatriated this week were still Filipinos from the Middle East, […]

DFA reports additional COVID-19 fatality among overseas Filipinos

(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 […]

No additional COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos so far: DFA

(Eagle News)–There have been no additional COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said that means the death toll remains at 800 as of Friday. Three new COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 10864. Four new recoveries brought the tally to 6919. So far, the Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries, with 7137, 518, and 4307 respectively. “As the DFA personnel in our (foreign […]

DFA: Over 200,000 Filipinos repatriated since start of COVID-19 pandemic so far

(Eagle News)–Over 200,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until September, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA,  of the 204,481, 33.98 percent or 69477 were sea-based, while 66.02 percent or 135,004 were land-based. Of the total OFWs repatriated, 41892 were repatriated in September. The regional breakdown is as follows: 31,217 or 74.5% from the Middle East; 4,226 or 10.1% from Asia and the Pacific; 3,666 […]

DFA: No additional COVID-19 death reported among overseas Filipinos recently

(Eagle News)–No additional COVID-19 death has been reported among overseas Filipinos recently. Without additional deaths, the death toll remains at 793, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said five additional cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 tally among Filipinos abroad to 10549. Recoveries rose to 6750, including the  additional. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of recoveries and under treatment among our nationals abroad increased slightly to 63.99 percent and 28.5 percent, […]

4 more COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad push recovery total to 6,749

(Eagle News)–Four more COVID-19 recoveries have been reported among overseas Filipinos recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, with the additional recoveries as of Friday afternoon, the total number of recoveries among overseas Filipinos rose to 6749. Five new COVID-19 cases, however, were reported, pushing the tally to 10544. The Middle East and Africa still had the most cases, with 7100, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1435, Europe with […]