DAVAO CITY——-The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is close to running out of intensive care unit (ICU) beds as new COVID-19 cases in the city experienced a surge since the previous week.
“Our hospital utilization rate is already at critical level, particularly SPMC, where almost everyday, our ICU beds are almost 100 per cent occupied, our isolation and COVID-19 ward beds are at 70 percent,” said Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the Davao City Health Office and focal person for COVID-19.
“These are indicators that (we are reaching) critical level,” he added.
He said the city had been experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases as average active cases in the…
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