Public Advisory: Number of COVID-19 Cases Among Filipinos Abroad (As of 26 August 2020)

Similar to yesterday’s figures, the DFA records no new fatalities among Filipinos abroad due to COVID-19, and another positive development in the total number of recoveries, with 47 new recoveries in Asia and the Pacific and Europe. However, in the same regions, 7 new confirmed cases were also recorded .

To date, the Middle East remains to be the region with the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, recoveries, under treatment, and fatalities among our nationals. Asia and the Pacific, meanwhile, has recorded the least numbers in all categories compared to other geographic regions, except in the total number of recoveries where the Americas ranks lowest with only 454 recoveries. Moreover, the total number of countries and regions with confirmed cases among Filipinos remains at 73.