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 August 3, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 652 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 348 new recoveries, and 28 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 69,313, while the active cases increased to 8,666 (from 8,389).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 30,525 (+210 new)
– Total recoveries: 26,519 (+163 new)
– Total deaths: 952 (+10 new)
– Active cases: 3,054
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 8,908 (+132 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,423 (+54 new)
– Total deaths: 199 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 1,286
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 8,417 (+105 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,030 (+23 new)
– Total deaths: 248 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 1,139
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 21,463 (+205 new)
– Total recoveries: 17,372 (+108 new)
– Total deaths: 904 (+14 new)
– Active cases: 3,187
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 8,666 (from 8,389)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 69,313 (+652 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 58,344 (+348 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 2,303 (+28 new*)
A total of 4,049 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):
