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 August 28, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 787 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 733 new recoveries, and 48 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 90,775, while the active cases increased to 13,683 (from 13,674).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 37,396 (+205 new)
– Total recoveries: 31,656 (+217 new)
– Total deaths: 1,158 (+7 new)
– Active cases: 4,582
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 11,824 (+144 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,116 (+146 new)
– Total deaths: 310 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,398
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 10,701 (+67 new)
– Total recoveries: 8,463 (+175 new)
– Total deaths: 304 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,934
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 30,854 (+371 new)
– Total recoveries: 23,524 (+195 new)
– Total deaths: 1,561 (+38 new)
– Active cases: 5,769
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 13,683 (from 13,674)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 90,775 (+787 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 73,759 (+733 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,285 (+48 new*)
A total of 4,205 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.
