On Sunday 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 22, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 688 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 784 new recoveries, and 11 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 86,236, while the active cases dropped to 14,310 (from 14,416).
Breakdown of cases:
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 36,069 (+238 new)
– Total recoveries: 30,210 (+434 new)
– Total deaths: 1,099 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 4,760
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 11,186 (+70 new)
– Total recoveries: 9,240 (+125 new)
– Total deaths: 293 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,653
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 10,144 (+50 new)
– Total recoveries: 7,995 (+95 new)
– Total deaths: 296 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 1,853
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 28,837 (+330 new)
– Total recoveries: 21,459 (+130 new)
– Total deaths: 1,334 (+5 new)
– Active cases: 6,044
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 14,310 (from 14,416)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 86,236 (+688 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 68,904 (+784 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,022 (+11 new*)
A total of 2,848 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):
