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 April 17, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 148 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 453 new recoveries, and 3 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 49,054, while the active cases dropped to 3,545 (from 3,850).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 22,717 (+54 new)
– Total recoveries: 20,945 (+299 new)
– Total deaths: 825 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 947
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 6,006 (+10 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,994 (+1 new)
– Total deaths: 151 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 861
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 6,122 (+25 new)
– Total recoveries: 5,346 (+73 new)
– Total deaths: 205 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 571
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 14,209 (+59 new)
– Total recoveries: 12,440 (+80 new)
– Total deaths: 603 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,166
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 3,545
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 49,054 (+148 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 43,725 (+453 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,784 (+3 new*)
A total of 2,251 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):
