Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 13) — The Ospital ng Lungsod ng San Jose del Monte in Bulacan has seen a new trend in its recent coronavirus-related admissions.
“Mas younger ang mga pasyente,” Dr. Erbe Bugay, medical director, told CNN Philippines’ The Source on Friday. “Before, kadalasan senior citizens ang naa-admit sa amin.”
[Translation: Our patients are younger now. Before, senior citizens were usually the ones admitted to our hospital.]
Another observation, according to him, is the sudden rise in the number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital.
“Mas sobrang dami ng pasyente kumpara last month,” Bugay said.
[Translation: There are more patients now compared to last month.]
All 27 beds in the isolation wards of the medical facility are occupied, according to the hospital head.
Eighteen of the 27 patients in the isolation wards are confirmed COVID-19 cases, he said. Of the 18, only one is vaccinated, he noted.
Eleven more are in the triage area waiting for their swab test results, of whom only two received their COVID-19 vaccines, he added.
