Virus death toll among Filipinos abroad hits 186
MANILA, Philippines —A total of 186 Filipinos abroad have died from the coronavirus disease, mostly in the United States and in Europe, in a month’s time.
Nearly 1,400 Filipinos across 44 countries have tested positive for the virus, up from 153 cases when the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) began reporting COVID-19 cases among Filipinos last March 23 with the first Filipino fatality in France.
As of April 27, the DFA said 380 COVID-19-stricken Filipinos had recovered while 829 others were still “undergoing treatment.”
The DFA said for the past month, an average of 37 new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas was confirmed every day. The highest daily increase was recorded on April 25 with 152 new cases, mostly in the Middle East.
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