Tag: OFWs and COVID19

DFA reports 31 more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News) — Thirty-one more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 16,040. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos remains at 90,” the DFA said. Twenty additional recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally to 9722. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll among Filipinos abroad due […]

DFA reports 19 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Nineteen more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad–whether active or not–to 15967. Two more deaths pushed the COVID-19 deaths to 1047. The DFA said 25 more overseas Filipinos have recovered, pushing the recovery total to 9691. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 […]

DFA reports 11 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–Eleven more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 total among overseas Filipinos to 14812. Eight additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total among Filipinos abroad to 9309. No additional fatality was reported, so the COVID-19 death toll remains at 1,014. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and […]

COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad breach 1,000 mark

(Eagle News) –Eleven more deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos to 1,009. The Department of Foreign Affairs said 28 more overseas Filipinos have also tested positive for COVID-19. The additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14787. Twenty-two additional recoveries also led to an increase in the number of COVID-19 recoveries, now at 9294. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]

DFA reports 100 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — One hundred more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14658. Sixty-five additional recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 9220. One additional death was reported, bringing the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos outside the Philippines to 979. “The reported spike is due to another surge in COVID-19 cases reported in one country in Europe,” […]

DFA reports 23 more COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Twenty-three more overseas Filipinos have died due to COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional deaths pushed COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad  to 977. Two additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos based outside the country to 14556. No additional recoveries were reported, which means the recovery total remains at 9155. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and […]

DFA: COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad at 14,395

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have reached 14,395 based on Department of Foreign Affairs data. The DFA said this was after six additional cases were reported among overseas Filipinos as of Friday, Feb. 5. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos is now at 86, following a report received yesterday from a country in the Americas,” it said. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, […]

DFA reports 348 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad; 88 more recover

(Eagle News) — Over 300 more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 348 additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos to 14,389. Eighty-eight more have recovered, pushing the recovery total to 9,052, based on DFA data. “The reported spike is due to increase in cases in Europe as well as late reports owing to privacy concerns in the Middle East and Africa,” the DFA said. […]

26 more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Twenty-six more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally among overseas Filipinos to 8919. Thirty-three new cases, however, also pushed the total of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos outside the Philippines to 13938. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos is now at 85, following new reports received from a country in Europe,” the […]

DFA reports 40 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–Forty more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 case tally among Filipinos abroad to 13,897. Nineteen more have recovered, bringing the COVID-19 recovery total to 8,864. No additional fatalities were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos remains at 945. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa were the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, […]

DFA repatriates over 3,000 Filipinos abroad during the third week of January

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it repatriated over 3,000 overseas Filipinos during the third week of January. Of the 3,288 Filipinos abroad repatriated, the DFA said 470 were seafarers while 2,818 were land-based. The DFA said some of those repatriated this week overseas Filipinos with a medical condition, those coming from Singapore and Oman, and a seafarer from Brazil. The DFA also safely brought home an undocumented overseas Filipino from Brunei, […]

DFA reports 49 additional COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Forty-nine more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally among Filipinos abroad to 13,828. Eight additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 8,828. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos remains at 945. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most […]