On Monday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of April 19, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 90 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 365 new recoveries, and 4 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 49,248, while the active cases dropped to 3,272 (from 3,551).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 22,796 (+40 new)
– Total recoveries: 21,078 (+131 new)
– Total deaths: 826 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 892
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 6,033 (+9 new)
– Total recoveries: 5,055 (+18 new)
– Total deaths: 154 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 824
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 6,148 (+18 new)
– Total recoveries: 5,388 (+42 new)
– Total deaths: 206 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 554
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 14,271 (+23 new)
– Total recoveries: 12,662 (+174 new)
– Total deaths: 607 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 1,002
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 3,272
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 49,248 (+90 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 44,183 (+365 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 1,793 (+4 new*)
A total of 1,347 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):
