Cebu logs 27 new cases on October 18

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 October 18, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 231 new recoveries, and 7 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 103,083, while the active cases increased to 2,281 (from 2,492).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 40,899 (+9 new)
– Total recoveries: 38,631 (+48 new)
– Total deaths: 1,445 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 823

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 13,536 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,341 (+10 new)
– Total deaths: 310 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 225

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 12,076 (+4 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,458 (+20 new)
– Total deaths: 417 (+5 new)
– Active cases: 201

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 36,572 (+11 new)
– Total recoveries: 33,192 (+153 new)
– Total deaths: 2,348 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,032

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 2,281 (from 2,492)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 103,083 (+27 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 93,622 (+231 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 4,520 (+7 new*)

A total of 1,693 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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