DFA: 245 Filipinos abroad positive for COVID-19

As of March 27, 2020, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 245 Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19, an increase of 42 new cases since the previous report.

The number of affected countries and regions has risen to 28.

Of the total confirmed cases, 139 Filipinos have been verified by the DOH-IHR.

Four Filipino fatalities have been reported, with one new death in the Middle East.

The Asia Pacific region has a total of 126 cases, Europe has 50, the Middle East and Africa has 47, and the Americas has 22.

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