On Wednesday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of September 22, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 289 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 572 new recoveries, and 21 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 100,108, while the active cases increased to 7,159 (from 7,467).
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 39,965 (+69 new)
– Total recoveries: 36,204 (+132 new)
– Total deaths: 1,332 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 2,429
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 13,153 (+41 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,691 (+34 new)
– Total deaths: 360 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,102
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 11,781 (+38 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,723 (+166 new)
– Total deaths: 357 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 701
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 35,209 (+141 new)
– Total recoveries: 30,182 (+240 new)
– Total deaths: 2,100 (+18 new)
– Active cases: 2,927
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 7,159 (from 7,467)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 100,108 (+289 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 88,800 (+572 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 4,149 (+21 new*)
A total of 4,409 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):
