On Saturday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of August 14, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 1,223 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,002 new recoveries, and 58 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 79,324, while the active cases increased to 12,205 (from 12,039).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 33,750 (+349 new)
– Total recoveries: 28,770 (+307 new)
– Total deaths: 1,029 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 3,951
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 10,327 (+152 new)
– Total recoveries: 8,387 (+185 new)
– Total deaths: 245 (+10 new)
– Active cases: 1,695
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 9,520 (+164 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,505 (+73 new)
– Total deaths: 274 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,741
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 25,727 (+558 new)
– Total recoveries: 19,723 (+437 new)
– Total deaths: 1,186 (+43 new)
– Active cases: 4,818
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 12,205 (from 12,039)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 79,324 (+1,223 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 64,385 (+1,002 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 2,734 (+58 new*)
A total of 4,943 laboratory results were released for today.
NOTES from DOH-7:
- *As per DOH-7, the additional deaths in the report are not due to the overnight spike in deaths but due to more accurate data collection and validating efforts. Not all of those deaths occurred today but occurred more than a week ago.
- Reports maybe subject to change as these claims undergo thorough validation by the local healthcare offices and health personnel.
DOH-7 Full Report (Central Visayas):
