On Sunday 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 28, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 344 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 374 new recoveries, and 7 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 36,029, while the active cases decreased to 6,045 (from 6,069).
Cebu’s recovery rate is now at 79.05%.
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 17,533 (+200 new)
– Total recoveries: 13,830 (+218 new)
– Total deaths: 729 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 2,974
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 4,169 (+32 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,200 (+41 new)
– Total deaths: 123 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 846
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 4,122 (+33 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,119 (+17 new)
– Total deaths: 185 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 818
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 10,205 (+79 new)
– Total recoveries: 8,332 (+98 new)
– Total deaths: 466 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 1,407
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 6,045
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 36,029 (+344 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 28,481 (+374 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,503 (+7 new*)
A total of 2,178 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):
