COVID-19 cases in Cebu breach 1,000 as Mandaue City Jail reports 60 more cases

The number of infections in the province of Cebu has surpassed 1,000, as sixty more inmates at the Mandaue City Jail test positive for COVID-19.

The new cases bring the total number of infections in the penal facility to 70, the Mandaue City Public Information Office confirmed.

The first infection at the city jail was discovered on April 24, when an inmate was hospitalized and tested positive for the virus at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City. The Department of Health in Central Visayas on Saturday reported one inmate had died at the Mandaue City Jail from the disease.The entire province of Cebu now has a total of 1,084 COVID-19 cases, the bulk of which are in Cebu City with 910 infections.

The Cebu City Health Department reported 31 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The Cebu City Jail has recorded at least 333 COVID-19 cases while the Cebu provincial jail reported 18 infections.CNN Philippines' Stringer Dale Israel contributed to this report.

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