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The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday said it would ask hospitals to increase the percentage of beds designated for COVID-19 patients in response to a rise in local cases. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesman, said that 31,178 new local COVID-19 cases, 310 imported cases and 27 deaths were confirmed yesterday. The local caseload increased by 5,083 cases, or 19.5 percent, compared with Tuesday last week, but is within the range expected by the CECC, he said. Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Taipei Times The most cases were reported in New Taipei...
