More casesOn Wednesday, the DOH logged 6,666 additional coronavirus infections, bringing the overall number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 684,311. The DOH reported that 1,072 people had recovered, pushing the total number of COVID-19 survivors in the country to 579,518. Ordoña said the hospital planned to add 50 beds in the emergency room to handle COVID-19 cases. Longer curfewIn San Juan, the tents outside Cardinal Santos Medical Center that served as receiving areas were full on Wednesday. Even San Juan Medical Center is being used for isolation,” Mayor Francis Zamora said in a television interview.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 24, 2021 21:33 UTC