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MANILA – The number of Filipinos abroad who contracted COVID-19 rose to 11,567 on Tuesday, as 7 new cases were recorded, the Department of Foreign Relations (DFA) said.
The DFA reported 9 new recoveries and no new deaths among those infected.
The number of people currently receiving treatment abroad is 3,246, as 7,487 of those infected have recovered and 834 have died.
November 24, 2020
Today, the DFA reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 new recoveries in Asia, the Pacific, and Europe. Meanwhile, no new deaths from COVID-19 were reported. (1/3)@eddyboylocsin pic.twitter.com/lsAy7tSlad
– DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) November 24, 2020
Those receiving treatment for COVID-19 are broken down as follows by region: 563 in Asia Pacific, 223 in Europe, 2,329 in the Middle East and Africa, and 131 in the Americas.
In the Philippines, COVID-19 has so far sickened 421,722 people. The count includes 8,185 deaths, 386,792 recoveries and 26,745 active cases.
The new coronavirus is believed to have first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.
According to the latest tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University, more than 59.2 million people worldwide have been infected by the COVID-19 virus, with 1.39 million deaths.
The treatment and vaccine for the disease are still being developed, but recent trials by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have shown encouraging results.
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