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DFA: 116 more Filipinos abroad positive for coronavirus; total now at 984

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<p>MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday reported that 116 more Filipinos abroad were sick with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), raising the total tally of overseas infections among Filipino nationals to 984.</p><p>The highly-contagious disease has also killed 25 more overseas Filipinos, the highest reported number of deaths in two weeks, raising the total to 140 deaths, the agency said.</p><p>The number of those who recovered from COVID-19 is also up 259, the DFA added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">(1/5) Today, the DFA records 116 new COVID-19 cases among our Filipinos abroad, giving a total of almost 1,000 confirmed cases (334 DOH IHR verified) across the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Middle Easts/Africa. <a href="https://t.co/tMSOXodUf0">pic.twitter.com/tMSOXodUf0</a></p>— DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1251818034638934021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The DFA also announced the death of Philippine Honorary Consul General in Stockholm Erik Belfrage, who succumbed to complications arising from COVID-19.</p><p>&quot;While we mourn yet another fallen diplomat, the DFA remains committed to ensuring the welfare of our people, monitoring their status and assisting their needs through our continuous repatriation efforts,&quot; the agency said in a statement.</p><p>As of Sunday, some 585 of the identified cases are undergoing treatment for the disease, broken down as follows by regions: 109 in the Asia Pacific Region, 274 in Europe, 142 in the Middle East and Africa, and 60 in the Americas.</p><p>In the Philippines, the novel coronavirus has so far infected 6,259 people, with 409 deaths and 572 recoveries.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/20/philippines-reports-172-new-covid-19-cases-total-now-at-6259-recoveries-at-572">Philippines reports 172 new COVID-19 cases, total now at 6,259; recoveries at 572</a></li></ul><div><strong>-- Report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday reported that 116 more Filipinos abroad were sick with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), raising the total tally of overseas infections among Filipino nationals to 984.</p>

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday reported that 116 more Filipinos abroad were sick with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), raising the total tally of overseas infections among Filipino nationals to 984.