Thirteen hospitals in Metro Manila have already reached 100 percent utilization of their bed capacity dedicated for patients afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the data of the Department of Health (DOH).

As of August 6, the hospitals that hit full COVID-19 bed capacity are: A Zarate General Hospital, Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Valenzuela, Inc., Bernardino General Hospital I, and Calalang General Hospital, according to the DOH COVID-19 tracker.

Also included are: E. Zarate Hospital, F.Y. Manalo Medical Foundation, Inc., Novaliches District Hospital, Philippine Orthopedic Center, Recuenco General Hospital, Inc., Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital, Seamen’s Hospital, Victoriano Luna Medical Center, and VRP-Medical Center.

The said hospitals were classified under the “critical risk” classification. It means that hospitals have reached over 85 percent of their bed occupancy for COVID-19 patients.

The other hospitals that are under the critical risk level are:

• Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Pateros, Inc.--- 87.5 percent occupied
• Bernardino General Hospital II--- 85.7 percent occupied
• Diliman Doctors Hospital Inc.--- 92.3 percent occupied
• Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center--- 95.8 percent occupied
• Marikina Doctors Hospital and Medical Center Inc.--- 91.7 percent occupied
• Metro North Medical Center and Hospital Inc.--- 92 percent occupied
• National Children’s Hospital--- 90.8 percent occupied
• Ospital ng Muntinlupa--- 95.1 percent
• St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City--- 95.2 percent occupied
• Taguig-Pateros District Hospital--- 85.5 percent occupied
• UP-Philippine General Hospital--- 86.7 percent occupied

Twenty-four hospitals have been classified under the “high risk” category after hitting 70 percent but not more than 85 percent of their bed capacity for COVID-19.

• Adventist Medical Center Manila---77.8 percent occupied
• Capitol Medical Center, Inc.---76.1 percent occupied
• Cardinal Santos Medical Center--- 80.2 percent occupied
• Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center---70.5 percent occupied
• East Avenue Medical Center--- 76.6 percent occupied
• Lung Center of the Philippines--- 80.4 percent occupied
• Makati Medical Center--- 78.9 percent occupied
• Marikina Valley Medical Center---71.4 percent occupied
• Medical Center Manila Inc.---71.6 percent occupied
• Metropolitan Medical Center---70.2 percent occupied
• National Kidney and Transplant Institute--- 80 percent occupied
• Ospital ng Sampaloc---71.8 percent occupied
• Pasig City Children’s Hospital Child’s Hope--- 82 percent occupied
• Pasig Doctors Medical Center, Inc.---72.2 percent occupied
• Quezon City General Hospital---70.8 percent occupied
• Research Institute for Tropical Medicine---81.1 percent occupied
• San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation Inc.---70.8 percent occupied
• SDS Medical Center, Inc. 71.4 percent occupied
• St. Luke's Medical Center---78 percent occupied
• The Medical City---83 percent occupied
• The Premier Medical Center--75 percent occupied
• UniHealth Paranaque Hospital and Medical Center, Inc.---78.8 percent occupied
• University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center, Inc.---73.1 percent occupied
• World Citi Medical Center---77.8 percent occupied

The following hospitals are under the “moderate” risk level after reaching their bed capacity of 60 percent but not more than 70 percent:

• Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Quezon City, Inc.---61.8 percent occupied
• Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center---64.7 percent occupied
• Las Pinas City Medical Center---66.7 percent occupied
• Mandaluyong City Medical Center---64.9 percent occupied
• Manila Doctors Hospital---63 percent occupied
• MCU-FDT Medical Foundation Hospital---61.5 percent occupied
• Medical Center Muntinlupa, Inc.---66.7 percent occupied
• Medical Center of Taguig City, Inc.---63 percent occupied
• Ospital ng Makati---69.7 percent occupied
• Ospital ng Tondo---65 percent occupied
• Pacific Global Medical Center, Inc.---67.6 percent occupied
• Pasig City General Hospital---66.7 percent occupied
• Philippine Children’s Medical Center---65 percent occupied
• Quirino Memorial Medical Center---68.3 percent occupied
• San Lazaro Ruiz General Hospital---62.8 percent occupied
• Sta. Ana Hospital---60.7 percent occupied
• Sta. Teresita General Hospital---60 percent occupied
• U.E.R.M. Memorial Hospital---61.1 percent

Meanwhile, the following hospitals are classified under the “safe” level as their bed occupancy for COVID-19 patients is still below 60 percent.

• Acebedo General Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• Air Force General Hospital---34.3 percent occupied
• Alabang Medical Center---beds not yet occupied
• Alabang Medical Clinic---22.2 percent occupied
• Alabang Medical Clinic Las Pinas Branch---beds not yet occupied
• Alabang Medical Clinic Muntinlupa Branch---25 percent occupied
• Alfonso Specialist Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center---50.9 percent occupied
• Army General Hospital---45.9 percent occupied
• Asian Hospital Inc.---29. 8 percent occupied
• Bermudez Polymedic Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• Caloocan City Medical Center---53.3 percent occupied
• Christ the King Medical Center and Unihealth Las Pinas, Inc.---33.3 percent occupied
• Cruz-Rabe Maternity and General Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• Cure and Care Maternity Hospital OPC---25 percent occupied
• Delos Santos Medical Center---22.6 percent occupied
• De Ocampo Memorial Medical Center---8.3 percent occupied
• Divine Heart Medical Service and Devt. Cooperative Hospital--beds not yet occupied
• Dr. Fe Del Mundo Medical Center---45.2 percent occupied
• Dr. Jesus C. Delgado Memorial Hospital---43.8 percent occupied
• Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Medical Center--15.8 percent occupied
• Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital---39.8 percent occupied
• Dr. Sabili Health Services Corporation---beds not yet occupied
• Fairview General Hospital, Inc.---30.8 percent occupied
• Fatima University Medical Center, Corp.---28.6 percent occupied
• FEU-Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Inc.---50 percent occupied
• Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission, Inc.-Our Lady of Peace Hospital--beds not yet occupied
• Garcia General Hospital--beds not yet occupied
• Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center---53.3 percent occupied
• Gen. Miguel Malvar Medical Research Foundation, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• Holylife Hospital---20 percent occupied
• Hospital of the Infant Jesus Medical Center---11.9 percent occupied
• J.P. Sioson General Hospital and Colleges, Inc.---50 percent occupied
• Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center---48.1 percent occupied
• Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital---54.4 percent occupied
• Las Pinas City Medical Center---56 percent occupied
• Manila Naval Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• Marikina St. Vincent General Hospital Inc.---16.7 percent occupied
• Martinez Memorial Hospital, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• Mary Chiles General Hospital, Inc.---29.1 percent occupied
• Mary Johnston Hospital Inc.---44.4 percent occupied
• MCPC St. Therese of Lisieux Doctors Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• Medical Center Paranaque, Inc.---52.6 percent occupied
• Mission Hospital---50 percent occupied
• National Center for Mental Health---24.4 percent occupied
• Navotas City Hospital---53.3 percent occupied
• Nodado General Hospital---16.7 percent occupied
• North Caloocan Doctors Hospital, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• Novaliches General Hospital, Inc.---27.8 percent occupied
• Olivarez General Hospital---40 percent occupied
• Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center---26.7 percent occupied
• Ospital ng Paranaque---32 percent occupied
• Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Inc.--58.2 percent percent occupied
• Pasay City General Hospital---53.8 percent occupied
• Perpetual Succor Hospital & Maternity, Inc.---10.5 percent occupied
• Philippine Heart Center---34.7 percent occupied
• Pope John Paul II Hospital and Medical Center Inc.---34.8 percent occupied
• Protacio Hospital---33.3 percent occupied
• Providence Hospital, Inc. ---33.3 percent occupied
• Queensberry Hospital--beds not yet occupied
• Quezon Institute---beds not yet occupied
• Rizal Medical Center---47.4 percent occupied
• Sabater General Hospital, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• Salve Regina General Hospital, Inc---beds not yet occupied
• San Juan Medical Center---47.4 percent occupied
• San Lazaro Hospital---40 percent occupied
• San Lorenzo Hospital Health Management Co., Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• South Superhighway Medical Center--beds not yet occupied
• St. Anthony Medical Center of Marikina, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• St. Camillus Medical Center---beds not yet occupied
• St. Christiana Hospital, Inc---beds not yet occupied
• St. Clare’s Medical Center, Inc.---40 percent occupied
• St. Jude General Hospital and Medical Center---beds not yet occupied
• St. Martin De Porres Charity Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• St. Victoria Hospital---14.3 percent occupied
• Tondo Medical Center---50.7 percent occupied
• Tricity Medical Center Inc.---37.5 percent occupied
• Trinity Woman and Child Center “The Birthplace”---40 percent occupied
• UHBI-Paranaque Doctors Hospital, Inc.---31 percent occupied
• United Doctors Medical Center---44.4 percent occupied
• University of Santo Tomas Hospital---32.2 percent occupied
• Urology Center of the Philippines, Inc.---beds not yet occupied
• Valenzuela Citicare Medical Center Timog Hilaga Providence Group Inc.---50 percent occupied
• Valenzuela Medical Center---50 percent occupied
• Veterans Memorial Medical Center---43.9 percent occupied
• Villarosa Hospital, Inc.----beds not yet occupied
• VT Maternity Hospital---beds not yet occupied
• World of Hope General Hospital Foundation, Inc.---beds not yet occupied

In a televised public briefing on August 7, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the public should expect to see more COVID-19 cases to be reported due to the presence of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant.

The country recorded 11,021 new COVID-19 cases on August 7, raising the country's cumulative tally of confirmed infections to 1,649,341. Of the total, 76,063 cases or 4.6 percent are still active.