Cebu logs 898 new cases on January 15

On Saturday 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 15, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 898 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 55 new recoveries, and 1 new death. Cebu’s total active cases jumped to 4,084 (from 3,206).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 43,288 (+438 new)
– Total recoveries: 39,665 (+16 new)
– Total deaths: 1,527 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 2,096

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 14,103 (+102 new)
– Total recoveries: 13,188 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 472 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 443

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 12,608 (+135 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,728 (+31 new)
– Total deaths: 443 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 437

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 38,158 (+223 new)
– Total recoveries: 34,511 (+8 new)
– Total deaths: 2,575 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,072

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

• Total Active Cases in Cebu: 4,084 (from 3,206)
• Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 108,157 (+898 new)
• Total Recoveries in Cebu: 99,082 (+55 new)
• Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,017 (+1 new)

A total of 3,126 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.

DOH-7 FULL REPORT (CENTRAL VISAYAS):