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MANILA – The number of Filipinos abroad who contracted COVID-19 rose to 11,542 on Tuesday, as 14 new cases were recorded, the Department of Foreign Relations (DFA) said.
The DFA said 3,243 are currently being treated for the disease, as 7,467 of those infected have recovered, while 832 have died.
The DFA also reported 4 new recoveries and 1 new death.
November 17, 2020
Today, the DFA reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 new recoveries among Filipinos in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa. Meanwhile, a new death was registered in the Middle East and Africa. (1/3)@eddyboylocsin pic.twitter.com/Vw9XpITVet
– DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) November 17, 2020
Those receiving treatment for COVID-19 are broken down as follows by region: 555 in Asia Pacific, 227 in Europe, 2,331 in the Middle East and Africa, and 130 in the Americas.
In the Philippines, the new coronavirus has sickened 410,718 so far. The count includes 7,862 deaths, 374,543 recoveries, and 28,313 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 Johns Hopkins University, more than 50.9 million people worldwide have been infected by the COVID-19 virus, of which more than 1.26 million have died.
Treatments and vaccines for the disease are still being developed.
– with a report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
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