Cebu logs 27 new cases on March 18

On Friday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 18, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 250 new recoveries, and 10 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases declined to 890 (from 1,116).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,692 (+12 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,520 (+214 new)
– Total deaths: 1,679 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 493

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 17,032 (+2 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,491 (+5 new)
– Total deaths: 506 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 35

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,394 (+3 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,862 (+10 new)
– Total deaths: 494 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 38

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 46,184 (+10 new)
– Total recoveries: 43,070 (+21 new)
– Total deaths: 2,790 (+6 new)
– Active cases: 324

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 890 (from 1,116)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 132,302 (+27 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 125,943 (+250 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,469 (+10 new)

A total of 1,222 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.