DFA: COVID-19 now infects over 600 Filipinos abroad; death toll rises to 72

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MANILA, Philippines — Some 607 Filipinos overseas have now contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, as the number of fatalities

According to DFA, 13 more Filipinos abroad became infected while four others have died.“While it is still early to claim success, reports today record yet another reduction in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among our kababayan abroad at 13 cases from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe; of which 7 have recovered and 4 [have died],” DFA said.

In the Philippines, the number of COVID-19 cases increased to 4,076, including 203 fatalities and 124 recoveries, as of Thursday afternoon.The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.

 

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