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St. Luke's Medical Center says still capable to accept COVID-19 patients

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<p><br/>MANILA - St. Luke&#x27;s Medical Center on Tuesday said it remained able to accept patients with COVID-19 and other illnesses, as it belied reports that it was already in full capacity.</p><p>Its hospitals in Bonifacio Global City and Quezon City have 70 percent admission for COVID-19 cases based on the designated number of beds for virus patients, St. Luke&#x27;s said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;In spite of the number of positive cases continuing to rise, our hospitals remain fully equipped in handling any medical concern,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;Both SLMC in Global City and Quezon City still have the capacity to handle COVID-19 related cases, including non-COVID cases.&quot;</p><p>The hospital urged the public to verify information first before sharing it on social media to prevent the spread of fake news during the pandemic.</p><p>The Philippines as of Monday reported 46,333 cases of COVID-19, with 12,185 recoveries and 1,303 deaths.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/06/20/philippines-coronavirus-covid19-cases-updates-latest-july62020">PH logs record-high 1,258 ‘fresh’ COVID-19 cases in a day; total cases at 46,333</a></li></ul><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/StLukesPH/photos/pb.1122157814530668.-2207520000../3221176334628795/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><div> </div>

<p>St. Luke's Medical Center on Tuesday said it remained able to accept patients with COVID-19 and other illnesses, as it belied reports that it was already in full capacity.</p>

St. Luke's Medical Center on Tuesday said it remained able to accept patients with COVID-19 and other illnesses, as it belied reports that it was already in full capacity.