Four COVID-19 patients confined at Cardinal Santos

At least four COVID-19 patients are confined in Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC), the hospital said in a statement.

According to the hospital, the four COVID-19 patients were among the 20 individuals who had a consultation with the hospital’s Specialized Emergency Room on Sunday.

“Yesterday, we had a total of 20 consultations in the Specialized ER with 16 suspects and four confirmed COVID-19 patients. Of these, six were admitted,” it said.

“This update is not issued to stir panic in our CSMC community but serves to remind us not to let our guards down,” the hospital added.

The CSMC also said that as of posting time, there were 18 patients in its Specialized ER as there has been an increase in patient consultations compared with the previous month wherein consultations ranged from 8 to 10 patients per day.

Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire earlier said that 11 hospitals in Metro Manila have reported a 100% utilization rate of their intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients.

These hospitals include the following:

• Veterans Memorial Medical Center
• University of Santo Tomas Hospital
• University of Perpetual Help
• Tondo Medical Center
• Seamen’s Hospital
• Philippine Children’s Medical Center
• Metro North Medical Center and Hospital
• Las Piñas Doctors Hospital
• De Los Santos Medical Center
• Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center and
• Capitol Medical Center

The CSMC is also located in Metro Manila.

The Philippines has 47,873 COVID-19 cases so far. Of this number, 12,386 recovered while 1,309 died. --Llanesca T. Panti/KBK, GMA News