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DFA: 31 more Filipinos abroad catch COVID-19; no new deaths reported
DFA: 31 more Filipinos abroad catch COVID-19; no new deaths reported
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 25, 2021 03:16 PM PHT
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with UK B.1.1.7 variant SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday 31 more Filipinos abroad have caught COVID-19, raising the total tally of overseas infections among Philippine nationals to 16,040.
The agency in its latest bulletin reported no new coronavirus-related fatality. The death toll stood at 1,047.
Meanwhile, the number of overseas Filipinos who have recovered from COVID-19 rose to 9,722, with 20 new recoveries reported in the past 24 hours.
To date, some 5,271 Filipino patients abroad are undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Some 3,447 of the patients are in the Middle East and Africa, 883 in Europe, 853 in the Asia Pacific and 88 in the Americas.
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In the Philippines, the total number of infections has reached 684,311 on Wednesday. The tally includes 579,518 recoveries, 91,754 active cases and 13,039 fatalities.
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