Three Palestinians living in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have died from coronavirus, which raises the number of diaspora Palestinians worldwide who died from the disease to 48, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said on Thursday.

20 new corona cases among the Palestinian community in the UAE were recorded, raising the overall number among diaspora Palestinians to 1042, said the ministry.

On Wednesday, the Ministry said 11 Palestinians in the US tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising the total confirmed cases among Palestinian  expatriates in that country to 621.