On Thursday 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 16, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 447 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 281 new recoveries, and 53 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 98,720, while the active cases increased to 8,660 (from 8,521).
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 39,721 (87 new)
– Total recoveries: 35,516 (+833 new)
– Total deaths: 1,254 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 2,951
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 12,982 (+79 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,400 (+92 new)
– Total deaths: 329 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,253
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 11,615(+50 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,215 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 349 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,051
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 34,384 (+231 new)
– Total recoveries: 28,978 (+106 new)
– Total deaths: 2,001 (+52 new)
– Active cases: 3,405
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 8,660 (from 8,521)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 98,720 (+447 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 86,109 (+281 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,933 (+53 new*)
A total of 5,110 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):
