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FROM CHAPEL TO ICU WARD Covid-19 patients are quarantined at the chapel of Quezon City General Hospital, which has been converted into an intensive care unit ward in response to the increasing number of infections. The Philippines logged more than 17,000 cases on Aug. 20, 2021, considered the highest in a single day since the pandemic began in March 2020, according to the Department of Health. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
The Philippines recorded 17,231 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases on Friday, the biggest single-day increase since the pandemic began last year.
The figure eclipsed the previous record of 15,310 cases logged last April 2.