Public Advisory: Number of COVID-19 Cases Among Filipinos Abroad (As of 20 October 2020)

Today, the DFA reports 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 33 new recoveries, and 3 new fatalities among our nationals in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East. Furthermore, DOH-verified cases are now at 2,504 with 19 new verified cases in Asia and the Pacific.

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. The Americas has the least numbers in all categories compared to other geographic regions, except in the total number of deaths, wherein Asia and the Pacific ranks lowest with a total of only 9 fatatlities.