DFA: 17 new COVID-19 cases reported among Filipinos abroad
The number of Filipinos overseas who tested positive for COVID-19 rose to 2,195 on Monday after the Department of Foreign Affairs recorded 17 new patients.
11 May 2020
— DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) May 11, 2020
Figures today show that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad is now 2,195 , with 17 new confirmed cases, 2 new recoveries, and 7 new deaths recorded from the Americas, Europe, and Middle East. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/z6sDiKbJ7a
Two additional Filipinos have recovered from the illness, bringing the total number of recoveries abroad to 644, while patients undergoing treatment are at 1,291.
Meanwhile, the death toll climbed to 260 with seven new fatalities.
The DFA said Europe and the Middle East remained as the hotspots of confirmed cases among Filipinos overseas.
Europe still had the highest number of COVID-positive Filipinos at 658, followed by the Middle East or Africa with 620.
Meanwhile, the Asia Pacific Region had the fewest number of cases with 388.
The Americas, however, recorded the highest number of Filipino COVID-19 deaths at 142. —LDF, GMA News