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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 44
(Update for May 10, 2020)

ONE HUNDRED FOUR (104) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE (1,789). LABORATORY NEGATIVE OF PREVIOUSLY POSITIVE CASES INCREASE TO FORTY-SIX (46). RECORDED DEATHS INCREASE TO TWENTY-SIX (26).

The Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH CVCHD) through the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center Sub-National Laboratory (VSMMC SNL) has released as of 5:00 pm on 10 May 2020, six hundred sixty-three (663) test results; one hundred twelve (112) of which are positive results, with eight (8) being repeat tests of previously confirmed cases.

The one hundred four (104) positive cases has increased the total COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas to one thousand seven hundred eighty-nine (1,789). These are from Cebu City (97), Cebu province (5) and Lapu-Lapu City (2).

There are three (3) additional laboratory negatives from previously confirmed positive cases. Two (2) of them are from Mandaue City and one (1) is from Lapu-Lapu City.

Additional deaths are added into the regional numbers today. Two (2) of the deaths are residents of Cebu City and one (1) is from the province of Cebu. One of the deaths recorded is a one year old male infant who was declared dead on arrival in a government hospital in Cebu City. We are still getting the details of the final causes of death from the hospitals where they were admitted or the city where they died.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 43

FIFTY-SIX (56) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE (1,685). RECORDED DEATHS INCREASE TO TWENTY-THREE (23).

10 MAY 2020

The Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH CVCHD) through the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center Sub-National Laboratory (VSMMC SNL) has released as of 5:00 pm on 9 May 2020, five hundred thirty-nine (539) test results with fifty-eight (58) positive results, of which there are two (2) repeat tests of previously confirmed cases. No tests were done at the DOH CVCHD - operated Cebu Tb Reference Laboratory Molecular Facility for COVID-19 Testing (CTRL-MFCT). Operations will resume on Monday, May 11, 2020.

The fifty-six (56) positive cases from VSMMC-SNL has increased the total COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas to one thousand six hundred eighty-five (1,685). The new positive cases are from Cebu City (39), Cebu province (1), Mandaue City Jail (15) and among the repatriates on quarantine (1).

There are four (4) additional deaths recorded in the region today, three (3) from Cebu City and one (1) from Cebu Province. All of them died of severe pneumonia due to COVID 19 and had underlying medical conditions. The first mortality is a thirty-five (35) year-old male who had recurrent history of electrolyte imbalance. The second and the third reported deaths are persons deprived of liberty (PDL) from the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory. The second death is a thirty-two (32) year-old male who was immune compromised while the third death is a fifty-one (51) year-old male who had chronic kidney disease. The fourth recorded death who was from Cebu Province is a thirty-nine (39) year-old male who was hypertensive and had a massive stroke.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 42

EIGHTEEN (18) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE (1,629). TWELVE (12) NEW LABORATORY NEGATIVE FROM PREVIOUSLY POSITIVE CASES. RECORDED DEATHS REMAIN AT NINETEEN (19).

09 May 2020

The Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH CVCHD) through the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center Sub-National Laboratory (VSMMC SNL) has released as of 5:00 pm on 8 May 2020, two hundred nine (209) test results. There was a of total twenty seven (27) positive results, nine (9) of which were the repeat tests of previously confirmed cases.

The DOH CVCHD operated Cebu Tb Reference Laboratory Molecular Facility for COVID-19 Testing (CTRL-MFCT) has released forty-one (41) test results, all of which were negative for COVID-19.

The eighteen (18) positive cases for VSMMC-SNL has increased the total COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas to one thousand six hundred twenty-nine (1,629). Fifteen (15) of these cases are from Cebu City while the remaining three (3) are from Cebu province.

There were additional twelve (12) previously confirmed positive cases who are now laboratory negative. Nine (9) of them are from Lapu-Lapu City, which now has a total laboratory negative of fifteen (15). The other three (3) are from Cebu City which bring its total laboratory negative to twenty-one (21). The region now has a total of forty-three (43) laboratory negative cases who were previously positive for COVID-19.

The additional confirmed cases slightly decreased the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19, from 1.18% to 1.17%. It is still lower compared to the global average of 6.4%.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 41

THIRTY-TWO (32) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED ELEVEN (1,611). RECORDED DEATHS INCREASE TO NINETEEN (19).

08 May 2020

The Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH CVCHD) through the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center Sub-National Laboratory (VSMMC SNL) has released as of 5:00 pm on 7 May 2020, four hundred fifty-two (452) test results, thirty-three (33) of which are positive including three (3) repeat tests of previously confirmed cases.

The DOH CVCHD has started the operations of Cebu Tb Reference Laboratory Molecular Facility for COVID-19 Testing (CTRL-MFCT) testing some of the specimens sent to the Regional Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (RESU). It has released forty-four (44) test results, three (3) of which are positive which includes one (1) repeat test of a previously confirmed case.

The new thirty (30) positive cases from VSMMC-SNL and the two (2) positive cases from the CTRL-MFCT have increased the total COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas to one thousand six hundred eleven (1,611).

One (1) additional death has been recorded for 7 May 2020. He is a thirty-three (33) year-old male from Cebu City. He was managed due to lung metastases of an underlying cancer. We join his family in praying for his eternal repose. He is the 19th death recorded since the epidemic started in the region.

The additional confirmed cases and deaths have slightly increased the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19from 1.14% to 1.18%. It is still lower compared to the global average of 6.4%.