On Wednesday 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 17, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 521 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 354 new recoveries, and 5 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 31,532, while the active cases surged to 4,786 (from 4,626).
Cebu’s recovery rate is now at 80.21%.
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 15,308 (+245 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,922 (+158 new)
– Total deaths: 718 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 2,668
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 3,518 (+93 new)
– Total recoveries: 2,936 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 116 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 466
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 3,618 (+70 new)
– Total recoveries: 2,817 (+55 new)
– Total deaths: 178 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 623
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 9,088 (+113 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,618 (+141 new)
– Total deaths: 441 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,029
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 4,786
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 31,532 (+521 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 25,293 (+354 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,453 (+5 new*)
A total of 3,982 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):
