On Saturday 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 31, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 684 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 271 new recoveries, and 18 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 67,157, while the active cases increased to 7,576 (from 7,184).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 29,749 (+297 new)
– Total recoveries: 26,139 (+96 new)
– Total deaths: 922 (+6 new)
– Active cases: 2,688
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 8,580 (+87 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,257 (+115 new)
– Total deaths: 193 (+6 new)
– Active cases: 1,130
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 8,152 (+56 new)
– Total recoveries: 6,948 (+5 new)
– Total deaths: 243 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 961
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 20,676 (+244 new)
– Total recoveries: 17,007 (+55 new)
– Total deaths: 872 (+6 new)
– Active cases: 2,797
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 7,576 (from 7,184)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 67,157 (+684 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 57,351 (+271 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 2,230 (+18 new*)
A total of 5,276 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):
