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Filipino cases of COVID-19 abroad near 1,000 -DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 116 new coronavirus cases among Filipinos overseas, bringing the total to 984.
The total fatalities among Filipinos abroad have risen to 143, with 3 new deaths recorded.
Currently, 584 Filipinos overseas are undergoing treatment, while 263 have recovered or been discharged.
The cases are spread across 42 countries, with Europe reporting the highest number of cases followed by the Asia Pacific.
More than half of the deaths, 81 in total, have occurred in the Americas.
The DFA also confirmed the death of Erik Belfrage, the Philippines' honorary consul general in Stockholm, Sweden, due to the coronavirus.
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