MANILA, Philippines —Three out of 149 hospitals in Metro Manila were placed under critical level in terms ofbedcapacitysolely for COVID-19 patients, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH) as of February 17.
This figure decreased from four hospitals recorded as “critical” last Feb. 12, consisting of 150 hospitals.
Of the hospitals under “critical” level, two have already reached 100 percentbedoccupancy, namely:
Mary Chiles General Hospital Inc.
Bernardino General Hospital I
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 rea…
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