DFA: 21 new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad; total nearing 5,500

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said another 21 Filipinos abroad caught the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the total tally of overseas cases among Filipino nationals to 5,490.

The agency said a total of 2,369 overseas have recovered from the illness.

Meanwhile, 5 more Filipinos abroad died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 395.

12 June 2020

With only a few countries across three major geographical regions reporting on the status of our people abroad today, the DFA confirms 21 new cases bringing the total number of Filipinos afflicted by COVID-19 to almost 5,500. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/Oii19pwSlo

— DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) June 12, 2020

To date, some 2,726 Filipino patients abroad are undergoing treatment for COVID-19, broken down as follows by region: 107 in Asia-Pacific, 481 in Europe, 1,873 in the Middle East and Africa, and 265 in the Americas.

In the Philippines, the number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 24,787 on Friday. The tally includes 1,052 fatalities and 5,454 recoveries. - With a report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

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