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 1, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 240 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 196 new recoveries, and 2 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 46,309, while the active cases increased to 5,009 (from 4,966).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 21,713(+89 new)
– Total recoveries: 19,338 (+115 new)
– Total deaths: 814 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,561
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,626 (+32 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,480 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 146 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,000
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,737 (+34 new)
– Total recoveries: 4,606 (+265 new)
– Total deaths: 202 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 929
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 13,233 (+85 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,145 (+16 new)
– Total deaths: 569 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,519
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 5,009
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 46,309 (+240 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 39,569 (+196 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,731 (+2 new*)
A total of 3,070 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):
