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DFA: 16 more overseas Filipinos contract coronavirus
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 16 new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad, bringing the total tally to 10,339.
Ten new recoveries were also logged, raising the total to 6,581, while the death toll remained at 773.
Eight of the additional recoveries came from the Asia Pacific, with one each from Europe and the Americas.
Currently, 2,985 Filipinos abroad are still undergoing treatment for the virus, with specific numbers in the Asia Pacific (325), Europe (197), Middle East/Africa (2,296), and the Americas (167).
The number of countries and regions with confirmed cases among overseas Filipinos has reached 77, with a new report from an additional state in Africa.
As of September 12, the DFA has repatriated over 174,000 distressed nationals affected by the pandemic, comprising 112,323 land-based workers and 61,716 seafarers.
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