74 Palestinian refugees have died of COVID-19 abroad and 1,381 others have been infected with the virus, the Palestinian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry said on Monday evening.

The ministry said in a statement that there were 1,381 confirmed coronavirus cases, 74 fatalities and 608 recovery cases among Palestinians in the diaspora.

According to the ministry’s database, eight more Palestinians in the US tested positive for the novel coronavirus, one of whom is in the intensive care unit, in New Jersey, and one in Michigan.

In Brazil, the number of COVID-19 Palestinian patients in that country increased to 19, including 13 cases who have recovered.

The number of Palestinians infected with the novel coronavirus in Norway stands at 21, including 13 cases who have recovered.