Isolation bed occupancy rate in Olongapo City at high-risk level, says DOH

OLONGAPO CITY––The occupancy rate for isolation beds in this city was at 75.3 percent on Monday (Aug. 23), which is considered “high risk” based on the classification of the Department of Health.

The DOH tracker shows that 21 of the 89 isolated beds dedicated to COVID-19 were still available in the four health facilities in the city.

The city’s total bed capacity for COVID-19 patients remained at 78 percent. As of Monday, only 25 of the 89 beds in the four facilities were available.

The same DOH data show that the utilization rate of the seven intensive care units in the city was at 42.9 percent, but its ward beds were fully occupied.

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