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 August 9, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 634 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 483 new recoveries, and 39 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 74,396, while the active cases increased to 11,205 (from 11,073).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 32,199 (+269 new)
– Total recoveries: 27,543 (+242 new)
– Total deaths: 1,000 (+13 new)
– Active cases: 3,656
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 9,641 (+124 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,751 (+0 new)
– Total deaths: 211 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,679
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 8,945 (+54 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,217 (+41 new)
– Total deaths: 266 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,462
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 23,611 (+187 new)
– Total recoveries: 18,174 (+200 new)
– Total deaths: 1,029 (+25 new)
– Active cases: 4,408
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 11,205 (from 11,073)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 74,396 (+634 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 60,685 (+483 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 2,506 (+39 new*)
A total of 2,705 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):
