Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 29) – The Department of Foreign Affairs reported on Wednesday that 40 more Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19, as the number of infected rises to 1,644.
The DFA also recorded ten additional deaths among overseas Filipinos, raising the total to 199.
Of those who contracted the virus, 434 have recovered from the disease, as the DFA listed 15 additional recoveries.
A total of 1,011 Filipinos abroad are still undergoing treatment for the virus.
There are 46 countries where Filipinos infected with COVID-19 are currently located.
Twelve of the infected are in the Asia-Pacific Region, where 365 cases have been recorded. Two of them have died while 204 have recovered.
In the Middle East and Africa, 350 Filipinos have contracted the virus in 12 countries. Only 13 have recuperated, with 18 deaths recorded.
In Europe, the DFA tallied 461 cases in 16 countries, with 107 recoveries and 64 fatalities.
In the Americas, there are 468 infected Filipinos in six countries, with 110 recoveries and 115 deaths.
Globally, COVID-19 has infected 3,126,806 individuals, according to the latest count from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
It also listed a total of 217,555 deaths and 935,308 recoveries from the disease worldwide.
The United States remains the country with the most number of COVID-19 cases with 1,012,583. Italy still has the highest death toll at 27,359, while Spain has the most number of recoveries in the world with 123,903.
