MANILA, Philippines — Four out of 149 hospitals in Metro Manila were placed under critical level in terms of bed capacity solely for COVID-19 patients, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH) as of March 2.
This figure decreased from five recorded as critical last Feb. 26, consisting of 150 hospitals.
Of the hospitals under “critical” level, two have already reached 100 percent bed occupancy, namely:
Ospital ng Makati
Recuenco General Hospital Inc.
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 m…
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