Philippines Records 7,757 New COVID-19 Cases
Saudi Press Agency
Sunday 1442/8/8 - 2021/03/21
Manila, Mar. 21, 2021, SPA -- The Philippines recorded 7,757 additional COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the second-highest single-day increase in the Southeast Asian nation since the pandemic began, according to Reuters.
The daily tally follows Saturday's record infections and marks the third straight day confirmed new cases topped 7,000.
In a bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the total recorded cases rose to 663,794 while confirmed deaths reached 12,968, with 39 more fatalities recorded on Sunday. Total recoveries increased by 15,288 to 577,754, said the report.
The government has re-imposed night curfews in the capital region, where several outbreak-hit communities have been in lockdown and some businesses ordered temporarily shut.
--SPA
21:39 LOCAL TIME 18:39 GMT
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