Manila Bulletin
DFA reports 1,315 active COVID-19 cases
As of May 21, 2020, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported a total of 2,461 confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos worldwide.
The DFA recorded six new confirmed cases, three new recoveries in the Asia and the Pacific and Europe, and one new fatality in the Middle East.
Globally, recoveries have reached 861, with 1,315 Filipinos still undergoing treatment.
The death toll has increased to 285.
Europe remains the region with the most cases among Filipinos at 748, followed by the Middle East and Africa with 712.
The Americas have recorded 544 cases, while the Asia Pacific region has 451 cases and 324 recoveries.
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