On Thursday 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 15, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 201 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 144 new recoveries, and 1 new death. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 48,686, while the active cases increased to 3,692 (from 3,625).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 22,577 (+66 new)
– Total recoveries: 20,645 (+4 new)
– Total deaths: 825 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,107
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,960 (+29 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,993 (+26 new)
– Total deaths: 150 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 817
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 6,071 (+26 new)
– Total recoveries: 5,226 (+44 new)
– Total deaths: 205 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 640
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 14,078 (+80 new)
– Total recoveries: 12,352 (+70 new)
– Total deaths: 598 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,128
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 3,692
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 48,686 (+201 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 43,216 (+144 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,778 (+1 new*)
A total of 3,067 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):
How are we supposed to end this if theres still hundreds getting infected everyday. I see people really put down their guards inside enclosed airconditioned shops and take off mask. People this virus is very real. Marami ng NAMATAY. It KILLS