On Friday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 19, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 364 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 405 new recoveries, and 7 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 42,957, while the active cases decreased to 6,221 (from 6,265).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 20,425 (+160 new)
– Total recoveries: 17,069 (+162 new)
– Total deaths: 776 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 2,580
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 5,203 (+70 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,973 (+51 new)
– Total deaths: 130 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,100
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,190 (+41 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,924 (+92 new)
– Total deaths: 197 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,069
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 12,139 (+93 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,148 (+100 new)
– Total deaths: 519 (+5 new)
– Active cases: 1,472
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 6,221
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 42,957 (+364 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 35,114 (+405 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,622 (+7 new*)
A total of 2,761 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):
