Cebu logs 781 new cases on August 27

On Friday 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 27, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 781 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 632 new recoveries, and 71 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 89,988, while the active cases increased to 13,674 (from 13,548).

Breakdown of cases:

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 37,191 (+221 new)
– Total recoveries: 31,440 (+91 new)
– Total deaths: 1,151 (+17 new)
– Active cases: 4,600

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 11,680 (+73 new)
– Total recoveries: 9,971 (+195 new)
– Total deaths: 307 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 1,402

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 10,634 (+135 new)
– Total recoveries: 8,289 (+60 new)
– Total deaths: 304 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 2,041

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 30,483 (+352 new)
– Total recoveries: 23,329 (+286 new)
– Total deaths: 1,523 (+50 new)
– Active cases: 5,631

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

  • Total Active Cases in Cebu: 13,674 (from 13,548)
  • Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 89,988 (+781 new)
  • Total Recoveries in Cebu: 73,029 (+632 new)
  • Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,285 (+71 new*)

A total of 4,979 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):

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Ram Mancelita
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