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 24, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 744 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 972 new recoveries, and 19 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 87,634, while the active cases dropped to 13,682 (from 13,932).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 36,527 (+252 new)
– Total recoveries: 30,816 (+316 new)
– Total deaths: 1,123 (+10 new)
– Active cases: 4,588
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 11,395 (+77 new)
– Total recoveries: 9,555 (+95 new)
– Total deaths: 296 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,544
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 10,387 (+129 new)
– Total recoveries: 8,083 (+59 new)
– Total deaths: 299 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 2,005
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 29,325 (+286 new)
– Total recoveries: 22,404 (+502 new)
– Total deaths: 1,376 (+8 new)
– Active cases: 5,545
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 13,682 (from 13,932)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 87,634 (+744 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 70,858 (+972 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,094 (+19 new*)
A total of 4,053 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):
