CDNTopStories: Barrio Luz in Cebu City has the highest number of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the entire Central Visayas region and its numbers continue to soar exponentially in just one week. Read more:
Barangay Luz in Cebu City leads the entire region in the number of COVID-19 positive cases. The densely-populated barangay has reported 82 new cases on Friday, April 17, 2020. | Photo courtesy of Cebu City PIO
On Wednesday, the number of infected individuals rose to 21 cases, and the day after that, another 24 cases were recorded. Then on Friday, April 17, 2020, Sitio Zapatera recorded a whopping 82 new cases. The total number of positive cases in Sitio Zapatera now stands at 135, accounting for 37.5 percent of those who were tested.
The rapid rise of cases is also attributed to the community setup itself as the sitio is a densely populated area with mostly informal settlers living there.
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