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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 31
FORTY (40) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT FOUR HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (498). THREE (3) ADDITIONAL LABORATORY NEGATIVE FROM PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED CASES; TOTAL NEW LABORATORY NEGATIVE AT TWENTY-EIGHT (28). TOTAL DEATHS REMAIN AT TEN (10)
26 APRIL 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 today, four hundred twenty five (425) test results. There are forty three (43) positive results, three (3) of which are repeat of previously confirmed positive cases. The total confirmed cases in the region is now at four hundred and ninety-eight (498). Three (3) confirmed cases are now laboratory negative. Central Visayas has now twenty-eight (28) cases who have cleared the virus from their system. Number of deaths remains at ten (10).
All the new forty (40) additional cases are from Cebu City, the samples of which are from the contacts of those confirmed positive earlier from the different barangays in the city. The thirty nine (39) cases are residents of the city while one (1) is from the BJMP Cebu City jail. Total number of cases in the city is at four hundred fifty-one (451). No new cases from Lapu-Lapu City and Mandaue City as they maintained their cases at twenty-eight (28) and eleven (11) respectively. Among the provinces, no new cases are recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The additional laboratory negatives are all from Lapu-Lapu City; a forty-four (44) year old female, a forty-eight (48) year old male, and another male who is forty-two (42) years old. They are advised once discharged to continue isolation for another two (2) weeks in their respective homes. The additional laboratory negative has increased the regional number to twenty eight (28) which is more than double the recorded deaths in the region.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 30
SIXTY THREE (63) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES NOW AT FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY- EIGHT (458). TOTAL DEATHS REMAIN AT TEN (10)
25 APRIL 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 today, one hundred twenty four (124) test results of which there are sixty-three (63) positive results. Total confirmed cases in the region now at four hundred fifty-eight (458). Number of reported deaths remains at ten (10).
Yesterday, the total cases in Cebu City was recorded at three hundred fifty (350). However, it was found out that the Cebu City Health Department personnel, who collected the swab samples, tagged it according to the patient’s information and labelled a sample with another family name of a previously confirmed case. This patient was already recorded in the regional data but due to the different name tagged in the repeat test, he was recorded twice. We have already adjusted the numbers attributed to Cebu City after validating and cross checking if the person recorded yesterday and the one claimed to be him previously are one and the same. The official total number of cases for 24 April 2020 for Cebu City is at three hundred forty-eight (348). The DOH CVCHD is heavily dependent on the data collected by our local health authorities, and as such, any errors that may come to their attention that may affect our number of cases are being relayed to us for appropriate correction.
All the new sixty three (63) cases are from Cebu City, all of whom are from the contact tracing activities conducted at the BJMP Cebu City Jail. The total cases in the city is now at four hundred-eleven (411). Lapu-Lapu City’s cases are still twenty-eight (28). Mandaue City’s cases also are still at eleven (11). Among the provinces, no new cases are recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 28
TWENTY (20) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE (365). NO DEATHS; TOTAL DEATHS REMAIN AT TEN (10)
23 APRIL 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 5:00pm today, three hundred fifty-six (356) test results. There are twenty-one (21) positive results, one (1) of which is a repeat test of a confirmed case who remained positive. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the region to three hundred sixty-five (365). Regional deaths remain at ten (10).
There are eighteen (18) additional cases from Cebu City, two (2) of whom are from BJMP Cebu City Jail while the sixteen (16) are all residents of Cebu City. The city now has three hundred twenty-eight (328) cases. Lapu-Lapu City has additional two (2) new cases with the total of twenty (20). Mandaue City’s cases remain at nine (9).
Among the provinces, no new cases are recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The additional confirmed case has slightly decreased the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19 from 2.9% to 2.7%. It is very much lower compared to the global average of 6.4%.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 29
THIRTY (30) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX (396). ONE (1) ADDITIONAL LABORATORY NEGATIVE OF PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED CASE, TOTAL LABORATORY NEGATIVE CASES AT TWENTY-FIVE (25). TOTAL DEATHS REMAIN AT TEN (10)
24 APRIL 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 5:00pm today, two hundred forty-two (242) test results, out of which there are thirty-five (35) positive results. However, this includes repeat tests of four (4) previously confirmed cases who remained positive and one (1) positive who is not from Central Visayas. This brings the total confirmed cases in the region to three hundred and ninety-six (396). There is one (1) laboratory negative test result of a previously confirmed case. There are now twenty-five (25) COVID-19 cases that have cleared the virus in their system. Number of deaths remains at ten (10).
There are twenty one (20) additional cases from Cebu City, thirteen (13) of them are from BJMP Cebu City Jail while seven (7) are residents of Cebu City bringing the total cases in the city at three hundred and forty-nine (349). Lapu-Lapu City also has additional eight (8) new cases with a total of twenty-eight (28). Mandaue City has two (2) new cases, one of whom is a person deprived of liberty (PDL) from BJMP Mandaue. The cases in the city are now at eleven (11). Among the provinces, no new cases are recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The additional laboratory negative is a sixty-seven (67) year-old female from Lapu-Lapu City. She will be discharged once she has become asymptomatic and has fully recovered from the infection.
The additional confirmed case has slightly decreased the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19from 2.7% to 2.5%. It is still lower compared to the global average of 6.4%.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 27
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE (143) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE (345). ONE (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH; TOTAL DEATHS NOW AT TEN (10)
22 APRIL 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 5:00pm today, four hundred forty-two (442) test results, out of which there are one hundred forty-three (143) positive results. The total confirmed cases in the region are now three hundred forty-five (345). There is (1) additional reported death, regional deaths increased to ten (10).
The additional mortality is a 70-year-old male resident of Mandaue City and is the first mortality of the city. He expired due to severe acute respiratory disease due to COVID-19 pneumonia. He also has existing medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
The newborn tested and reported to be positive yesterday has undergone a repeat test and has now been confirmed to be negative. The short span of time from birth and the supposed infection to viral clearance with the negative result can be attributed to a false positive reading. There are a lot of factors that could have caused a false reading; however, the VSMMC SNL has strict protocols to prevent such events. Results that are doubtful due to certain events should undergo repeat testing for validation. However, in the drive to be transparent and provide the latest information, the result was recorded and released pending the repeat tests. We assure the public that this is an isolated event. We are therefore removing this case from the official tally of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. The confirmed positive for 21 April 2020 is only eleven (11) and the total confirmed regionwide is two hundred two (202).
Today, there are one hundred and thirty-eight (138) additional cases from Cebu City of which one hundred twenty-three (123) are from BJMP Cebu City Jail while the fifteen (15) are residents of Cebu City. The total cases in the city are now at three hundred ten (310). Lapu-Lapu City also has five (5) new cases bringing the total to eighteen (18) while Mandaue City cases remain at nine (9).