The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry Thursday evening announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths among Palestinians in the diaspora has risen to 1,601 and 92 respectively.
The ministry said in a statement that 22 more Palestinians tested positive for the virus, three others died to it, and 23 others have recovered, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,601, fatalities to 92 and recovery cases to 777.
Providing more details, the ministry said that a 27-year-old Palestinian died due to the virus in Michigan State, raising the total number of fatalities among the Palestinian community in the US to 52.
In addition, four more Palestinians tested positive for the virus and 17 others recovered in the US, raising the total number of confirmed cases and recoveries among the Palestinian community in the country to 771 and 276 respectively.
In the United Arab Emirates, the ministry announced that another Palestinian COVID-19 patient succumbed to the pandemic. Two others tested were confirmed as having contracted the virus, bringing the total of confirmed cases among Palestinians in the country to 57.
In the Russian Federation, the ministry confirmed that four Palestinians, including a student, contracted the virus, raising the total number of confirmed cases among the Palestinian community in the country to 12, including seven recovery cases. Only one Palestinian succumbed to the disease.
In Chili, the ministry recorded the first fatality from COVID-19 among the Palestinian community in the country. Three others tested positive for the virus, bringing the total of confirmed cases among the community to 16, including five recovery cases.
In Brazil, the ministry announced that a nine-member family of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from Syria contracted the virus, bringing the total of confirmed cases among the Palestinian community in this country to 28, including 18 recovery cases. One Palestinian fatality was recorded in the country.
