On Tuesday 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 16, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 428 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 379 new recoveries, and 14 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 41,826, while the active cases increased to 6,341 (from 6,298).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 20,008 (+206 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,559 (+103 new)
– Total deaths: 773 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 2,676
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 4,999 (+56 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,848 (+153 new)
– Total deaths: 130 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,021
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 5,048 (+56 new)
– Total recoveries: 3,634 (+7 new)
– Total deaths: 192 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 1,222
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 11,771 (+110 new)
– Total recoveries: 9,836 (+116 new)
– Total deaths: 513 (+10 new)
– Active cases: 1,422
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 6,341
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 41,826 (+428 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 33,877 (+379 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,608 (+14 new*)
A total of 4,102 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):
