On Tuesday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of January 18, 2022.
The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 1,179 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 42 new recoveries, and 0 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases jumped to 7,053 (from 5,833).
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 44,931 (+564 new)
– Total recoveries: 39,695 (+9 new)
– Total deaths: 1,527 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 3,709
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 14,458 (+166 new)
– Total recoveries: 13,206 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 472 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 780
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 12,934 (+150 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,768 (+22 new)
– Total deaths: 443 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 723
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 38,963 (+299 new)
– Total recoveries: 34,547 (+11 new)
– Total deaths: 2,575 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,841
SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 7,053 (from 5,833)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 111,286 (+1,179 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 99,216 (+42 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,017 (+0 new)
A total of 3,392 laboratory results were released.
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.
