The bulk of the remaining active cases, according to the DOH-7 data, is now in Cebu province with 889 active infections. The count is now higher than that of Cebu City despite that the latter has the highest number of cumulative COVID-19 cases.
Cebu City, which has 9,634 total number of cases, now has 635 active infections. It logged 20 additional cases on Monday.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH-7’s spokesperson on COVID-19 matters, said the recoveries were “not dependent on the swabbing result anymore.” In Talisay City’s latest update on Monday evening, it has declared 40 active cases out of its 859 total confirmed cases. It has also reported 725 recoveries and 87 deaths among its COVID-19 patients.In Minglanilla, the town has reported that its current count of active cases is at 24 out of its 470 total confirmed cases. The LGU’s bulletin also said two new cases were added to the municipality on Monday.
At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, Cebu province had closed its borders against Cebu City because of the latter’s high number of cases. The province had been under MGCQ since July 10, 2020, while Cebu City had been placed under ECQ, MECQ, and GCQ in the past two months.
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