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67 Pinoys abroad catch COVID-19, total cases near 13,000
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that as of January 5, 2021, there are 12,996 confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad.
This new figure reflects 67 additional infections reported on Tuesday.
The total number of recoveries has reached 8,430, while fatalities have increased to 934.
There are currently 3,632 active cases being treated overseas.
The Middle East and Africa region continues to have the highest number of cases with 7,712, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 2,708 cases.
Europe has logged 1,794 Filipino COVID-19 cases, and the Americas have the lowest with 782 cases.
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