Tag: overseas Filipinos and COVID-19

14 more Filipinos abroad get COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Fourteen 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 13605. Two additional recoveries pushed the recovery tally to 8684. No additional deaths were reported among Filipinos overseas, which means the COVID-19 death toll remains at 941. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases,recoveries and deaths among Filipinos abroad, with 7843, […]

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DFA: Over 300,000 Filipinos repatriated since February

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 300,000 overseas Filipinos since February, the start of its repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 300,838 total Filipinos abroad repatriated was after 13,537 were brought home this week. The department said this was the  highest weekly total since February. Of the 300,838 repatriated, 90,621 or 30.12 percent were sea-based workers while 210,217 or 69.88 percent were  land-based. The DFA said […]

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DFA: COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos reach 10,314

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have reached 10,314 after the Department of Foreign Affairs reported an additional 133 cases. The DFA said as of Monday night, the Middle East and Africa had the most number of COVID-19 cases, with 7017, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1320, Europe with 1172, and the Americas with 805 cases. The death toll also rose to 722 after four additional deaths were reported from the Middle East. […]

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DFA: No recent reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–There have been no recent reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said as of Friday then, the death toll remains at 768. The Middle East and Africa had the most number of deaths, with 487; followed by the Americas with 178; Europe with 95; and the Asia Pacific region with eight. Six new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad brought the total to 10,168. With the […]

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DFA: No latest reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–There are no latest reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the death toll remains at 763 as of Sept. 8 then. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths, with 482, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia Pacific region with eight. Seven additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos brought the total to 10,136. […]

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No latest reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos, DFA says

(Eagle News)–There have been no reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday night. According to the DFA, as of September 4, the death toll therefore remains at 757. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths with 476, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia Pacific region with eight. Eighteen new cases reported in the Asia Pacific […]

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DFA: No reports of COVID-19 fatalities among overseas Filipinos on Saturday, Aug. 29

(Eagle News)–There were no reports of COVID-19 fatalities among overseas Filipinos on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the death toll as of Aug. 29 then remains at 755, for a death rate of 7.5 percent. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths among overseas Filipinos, at 474, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia-Pacific region with eight. Total COVID-19 […]

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

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs said there have been no reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos since early this week. According to the DFA, as of Aug. 25, that means the number of COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad remains at 742. The Middle East and Africa still have the most number of deaths, at 461, followed by the Americas at 178, Europe at 95, and the Asia Pacific region at 8. Twenty-five confirmed […]

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