MANILA, Philippines — A total of 354 Filipinos have died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) overseas, with seven more fatalities reported on Wednesday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 2,700 Filipinos abroad were still battling the respiratory disease. A total of 2,205 have recovered from COVID-19, with the addition of 39 new recoveries.
In the Middle East, where there are around 2 million Filipino workers, the death toll rose to 109 from the 97 tallied on Sunday.
The number of confirmed cases in the region tripled overnight, from about 900 to more than 3,200 due to “late reports” from the country’s diplomatic posts.
About 149 Filipinos in the United States and Canada have died of COVID-19, while 91 have died in Europe.
The DFA does not provide a country breakdown of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, citing privacy laws in other countries.
It provides a daily summary report per region: Asia-Pacific, Middle East/Africa, Europe and the Americas.
The Middle East-Africa region has the most active cases, or Filipino coronavirus patients who have yet to recover.
Out of 3,274 Filipinos in the region who have contracted the virus, more than half or 1,840 are “undergoing treatment,” the foreign office said.
—Dona Z. Pazzibugan