The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry Thursday night announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and the death toll among Palestinians in the diaspora have risen to 3,544 and 182 respectively.
The ministry said in a statement that there were 3,544 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, 182 fatalities and 1,523 recovery cases among Palestinians in the diaspora.
Providing more details, the ministry pointed out that a 70-year-old Palestinian died due to the virus in the US, raising the total fatalities among Palestinians in the US to 66.
It added that one Palestinian tested positive for the virus in Michigan and six others contracted it in Venezuela.
Recoveries have totaled 1,523, leaving a total of 1,839 active cases.