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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 24
THREE (3) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES AT ONE HUNDRED NINETY (190). ONE (1) ADDITIONAL DEATH; TOTAL DEATHS NOW AT NINE (9)
19 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 eighteen (118) test results. There are four (4) positive results which included one (1) repeat test of a previously confirmed positive. This brings the total confirmed cases in the region to one hundred ninety (190).
One of the confirmed cases died resulting to a total deaths of nine (9).
Two (2) of the new cases are residents of Cebu City which now has a total of one hundred sixty-five (165). Lapu-Lapu City also has one (1) additional case increasing the city’s cases to eleven (11). Mandaue City’s cases remain at six (6). Contact tracing activities for the new cases are now being conducted by the local health authorities.
Among the provinces, there are no new cases recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The new confirmed cases and the additional death have slightly increased the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19 at 4.7% from 4%. However, it is still lower compared to the global average of 6.4%.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 23
SEVEN (7) NEW COVID-19 CASE IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES NOW AT ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY- SEVEN (187). NO ADDITIONAL DEATHS; TOTAL DEATHS STILL AT EIGHT (8)
18 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, two hundred fifty-six (256) test results, out of which yielded nine (9) positive results including two (2) repeat tests of previously confirmed individuals. This brings the total confirmed COVID 19 cases in the region to one hundred eighty seven (187).
Three (3) of the new cases are residents of Mandaue City. The total number of cases for the city is now at six (6). Two (2) are residents of Cebu City bringing the total cases to one hundred sixty-three (163). Lapu-Lapu City also has two (2) additional cases increasing the city’s cases to ten (10). Among the provinces, there are no new cases recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The additional number of confirmed cases has not changed the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19 at 4% compared to the global average of 6.4%. Five of the new confirmed cases are admitted, while the other two (2) cases are for transfer to facilities for admission.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 21
TWENTY-SEVEN (27) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES NOW AT NINETY-FIVE (95). NO REPORTED DEATHS; TOTAL DEATHS STILL AT EIGHT (8)
16 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, two hundred eleven (211) test results, twenty-seven (27) of which are positive. This brings the total confirmed cases in the region to ninety-five (95).
Twenty-four (24) of the new cases are residents of Cebu City and again are contacts of previously confirmed cases detected through contact tracing activities. Cebu City now has a total of seventy-seven (77) cases. The other three (3) of the new cases are from Lapu-Lapu City. The total cases in the said city are now at seven (7). Mandaue City’s cases remain at three (3). Among the provinces, no new cases recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The additional number of confirmed cases resulted in the further decrease of the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID -19 from 11% to 8%. All of the new confirmed cases have negative to mild symptoms.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 22
EIGHTY-FIVE (85) NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES NOW AT ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (180). NO REPORTED DEATHS; TOTAL DEATHS REMAIN AT EIGHT (8)
17 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 and twenty-three (423) test results, eighty-eight (88) of which yielded positive results including three (3) repeat tests of previously confirmed individuals. This brings the total confirmed COVID 19 cases in the region to one hundred and eighty (180).
Eighty-four (84) of the new cases are all residents of Cebu City and again are close contacts of previously confirmed cases detected through contact tracing activities. Cebu City now has a total of one hundred and sixty-one (161) cases. The other newly confirmed case is from Lapu-Lapu City. The total cases in the city are now at eight (8). Mandaue City’s cases remain at three (3). Among the provinces, there are no new cases recorded in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains to have no documented case of COVID-19.
The additional numbers of confirmed cases resulted in the further decrease of the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19 from 8% to 4% compared to the global average of 6.4%. The new confirmed cases all have negative to mild symptoms. They will be transferred to designated isolation areas identified by the local government units as soon as possible.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT NO. 20
TWENTY-THREE (23) NEW COVID-19 CASE IN CENTRAL VISAYAS, TOTAL CASES NOW AT SIXTY-EIGHT (68). NO ADDITIONAL DEATHS; TOTAL DEATHS STILL AT SIX (8)
15 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, two hundred sixteen (216) test results which yielded twenty-eight (28) positive results including five (5) repeat tests of previously confirmed cases. This brings the total confirmed cases in the region to sixty-eight (68). No reported deaths today.
Twenty-two (22) of the new cases are residents of Cebu City and were contacts of previously confirmed cases. Cebu City now has a total of fifty-three (53) cases. The twenty-third (23rd) case is a resident of Mandaue City which brings the total cases in the city to three (3). Lapu-Lapu City’s cases remain at four (4). Among the component provinces, there were no new cases in Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental. Siquijor remains free from COVID-19.
The increase in the number of confirmed cases resulted in the decrease of the case fatality rate or the percentage of deaths among those who are infected with COVID-19 from 18% to 11%. The new reported confirmed cases all have negative to mild symptoms.