On Saturday 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 13, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 384 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 470 new recoveries, and 8 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 40,963, while the active cases decreased to 6,248 (from 6,341).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 19,649 (+146 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,320 (+322 new)
– Total deaths: 768 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 2,561
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 4,884 (+45 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,684 (+98 new)
– Total deaths: 129 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,071
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 4,912 (+67 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,556 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 190 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,166
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 11,518 (+126 new)
– Total recoveries: 9,566 (+50 new)
– Total deaths: 502 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,450
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 6,248
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 40,963 (+384 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 33,126 (+470 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,589 (+8 new*)
A total of 2,768 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):
