On Wednesday 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 25, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 800 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 613 new recoveries, and 50 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 88,433, while the active cases increased to 13,827 (from 13,682).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 36,727 (+200 new)
– Total recoveries: 30,984 (+169 new)
– Total deaths: 1,126 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 4,617
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 11,532 (+137 new)
– Total recoveries: 9,649 (+98 new)
– Total deaths: 300 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 1,583
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 10,425 (+38 new)
– Total recoveries: 8,153 (+71 new)
– Total deaths: 300 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,972
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 29,749 (+425 new)
– Total recoveries: 22,675 (+275 new)
– Total deaths: 1,419 (+42 new)
– Active cases: 5,655
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 13,827 (from 13,682)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 88,433 (+800 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 71,461 (+613 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,145 (+50 new*)
A total of 5,080 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):
