Cebu logs 248 new cases on February 8

On Monday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of February 8, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 248 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 90 new recoveries, and 2 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 28,477, while the active cases rose to 3,858 (from 3,702).

Cebu’s recovery rate dropped to 81.42%.

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 13,625 (+151 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,701 (+29 new)
– Total deaths: 706 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 2,218

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 3,182 (+9 new)
– Total recoveries: 2,686 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 114 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 382

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 3,294 (+34 new)
– Total recoveries: 2,649 (+34 new)
– Total deaths: 175 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 470

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 8,376 (+54 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,151 (+27 new)
– Total deaths: 437 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 788

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 3,858
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 28,477 (+248 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 23,187 (+90 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,432 (+2 new*)

A total of 1,952 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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