Cebu logs 217 new cases on March 26

On Friday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 26, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 217 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 334 new recoveries, and 5 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 44,877, while the active cases decreased to 5,478 (from 5,599).

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 21,169 (+104 new)
– Total recoveries: 18,481 (+155 new)
– Total deaths: 803 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,885

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,441 (+24 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,231 (+15 new)
– Total deaths: 132 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,078

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,521 (+31 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,328 (+93 new)
– Total deaths: 199 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 994

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 12,746 (+58 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,683 (+71 new)
– Total deaths: 542 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,521

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 5,478
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 44,877 (+217 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 37,723 (+334 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,676 (+5 new*)

A total of 2,843 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):

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Ram Mancelita
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