Cebu logs 64 new cases on March 3

On Thursday evening, the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) released its official, consolidated data of the COVID-19 cases in the region as of March 3, 2022.

The whole island of Cebu — Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu Province — recorded 64 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 133 new recoveries, and 5 new deaths. Cebu’s total active cases slightly increased to 1,471 (from 1,463).

Cebu City
– Total confirmed: 53,526 (+29 new)
– Total recoveries: 51,174 (+41 new)
– Total deaths: 1,670 (+3 new)
– Active cases: 682

Lapu-Lapu City
– Total confirmed: 16,994 (+4 new)
– Total recoveries: 16,422 (+6 new)
– Total deaths: 503 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 69

Mandaue City
– Total confirmed: 15,373 (+7 new)
– Total recoveries: 14,773 (+8 new)
– Total deaths: 491 (+0 new)
– Active cases: 109

Cebu Province
– Total confirmed: 45,990 (+24 new)
– Total recoveries: 42,678 (+78 new)
– Total deaths: 2,772 (+2 new)
– Active cases: 540

SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN CEBU:

Total Active Cases in Cebu: 1,380 (from 1,471)
Total Confirmed Cases in Cebu: 131,883 (+64 new)
Total Recoveries in Cebu: 125,047 (+133 new)
Total Deaths in Cebu: 5,436 (+5 new)

A total of 1,636 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.