Cebu City on Sunday, May 10, 2020 has recorded a total of 1,571 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, overtaking Quezon City’s count.
Forty three of the 97 new COVID-19 patients are still from Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City. These are residents from Sitios Tinabangay, Puntod, and Alaska Proper.
Now with 601 documented COVID-19 cases, Barangay Mambaling is now considered as ‘the new hotspot’ in Cebu City, and also due to its population density. Another 40 are recorded in Sitio Upper Bacayan in Barangay Bacayan. Bacayan is one of the hinterland villages of Cebu City that borders Barangays Talamban and San Jose.
Other new COVID-19 patients are found in Tres De Abril Street in Barangay Punta Princesa ; Spolarium, Barangay Duljo Fatima ; Barangay Pasil , and one each in Oppra, Barangay Kalunasan; T. Padilla Street, Barangay Day-as; Sitio Malipayon, Barangay Inayawan; Urgello Street, Barangay Sambag 2; and in Sitio Garfield, Barangay Suba.
“Contact tracing teams will further verify and assess these identified patients. Close monitoring will be done and proper referral will be renderedThe continuous rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Cebu City has been repeatedly attributed to the massive testing being conducted.Lapu-Lapu City reports 1st COVID-19 deathThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews.
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