On Wednesday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of September 15, 2021.
Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 417 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 535 new recoveries, and 28 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 98,234, while the active cases increased to 8,521 (from 8,667).
Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 39,624 (154 new)
– Total recoveries: 35,434 (+153 new)
– Total deaths: 1,253 (+4 new)
– Active cases: 2,937
Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 12,902 (+61 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,308 (+61 new)
– Total deaths: 329 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 1,265
Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 11,560 (+46 new)
– Total recoveries: 10,215 (+97 new)
– Total deaths: 349 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 996
Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 34,148 (+156 new)
– Total recoveries: 28,876 (+224 new)
– Total deaths: 1,949 (+22 new)
– Active cases: 3,323
Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:
- Total Active Cases in Cebu: 8,521 (from 8,667)
- Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 98,234 (+417 new)
- Total Recoveries in Cebu: 85,833 (+535 new)
- Total Deaths in Cebu: 3,880 (+28 new*)
A total of 5,275 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):
