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 July 28, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 585 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 296 new recoveries, and 13 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 65,070, while the active cases increased to 6,421 (from 6,138).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 29,142 (+177 new)
– Total recoveries: 25,876 (+110 new)
– Total deaths: 911 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 2,355
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 8,271 (+105 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,005 (+44 new)
– Total deaths: 183 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,083
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 7,931 (+81 new)
– Total recoveries: 6,896 (+36 new)
– Total deaths: 242 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 793
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 19,726 (+222 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,692 (+106 new)
– Total deaths: 844 (+9 new)
– Active cases: 2,190
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 6,421 (from 6,138)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 65,070 (+585 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 56,469 (+296 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 2,180 (+13 new*)
A total of 4,130 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):
