Cebu logs 121 new cases on October 8

On Friday night, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of October 8, 2021.

Today, the whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and the Cebu Province — recorded 121 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 272 new recoveries, and 15 new deaths. This brings Cebu’s total confirmed cases to 102,430, while the active cases increased to 3,702 (from 3,871).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 40,659 (+40 new)
– Total recoveries: 38,261 (+65 new)
– Total deaths: 1,432 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 966

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 13,462 (+30 new)
– Total recoveries: 12,199 (+52 new)
– Total deaths: 405 (+1 new)
– Active cases: 858

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 11,998 (+7 new)
– Total recoveries: 11,271 (+23 new)
– Total deaths: 400 (+5 new)
– Active cases: 327

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 36,311 (+44 new)
– Total recoveries: 32,458 (+132 new)
– Total deaths: 2,302 (+9 new)
– Active cases: 1,551

Summary of COVID-19 cases in Cebu:

• Total Active Cases in Cebu: 3,702 (from 3,871)
• Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 102,430 (+121 new)
• Total Recoveries in Cebu: 94,189 (+272 new)
• Total Deaths in Cebu: 4,563 (+15 new*)

A total of 3,927 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):