Mandaluyong public hospital at 87% capacity

MANILA, Philippines — The lone public hospital in Mandaluyong City has reached critical level in terms of bed capacity for COVID-19 patients, Mayor Carmelita Abalos said yesterday.

Abalos said in a text message that 49 or around 87 percent of the 56 COVID-19 beds at the Mandaluyong City Medical Center are already occupied.

There were only six COVID-19 patients in the hospital when Abalos rolled out the vaccination of their health care frontliners two weeks ago.

There are at least 565 active COVID-19 cases in Mandaluyong. The barangays with the most number of cases are Highway Hills with 70; Barangka Ilaya, 64; Plainview, 56; and Hulo, 52.

In San Juan City, its public hospital is already 55.6 percent occupied.

Data from the local government said 25 of the 45 COVID-19 beds at the San Juan Medical Center already have patients.

The city’s two isolation facilities, the Kalinga Center and San Juan Juan National High School, are 81.2 percent and 19.4 percent occupied, respectively.

The local government is planning to open a new quarantine facility to accommodate more patients.

There are at least 285 active COVID-19 cases in San Juan.