MANILA, Philippines — Six out of 139 hospitals in Metro Manila were placed under critical level in terms of bed capacity solely for COVID-19 patients, based on data from Department of Health (DOH) as of December 10.
Of the hospitals under “critical” level, only the Philippine Children’s Medical Center reached 100 percent bed occupancy.
The DOH classifies occupancy levels for COVID-19 beds in health centers as either critical, high risk, moderate and safe.
Under the critical level, hospitals have already reached more than 85 percent of its bed occupancy for COVID-19 patients.
Hospitals are classified as high risk if 70 percent but not more than 85 percent of …
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