Densely populated areas in Cebu City are big contributors to the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases here, data showed
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Densely populated areas in Cebu City are big contributors to the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases here.showed that double-digit reports of additional coronavirus cases in Cebu City were logged in crowded locations.
On April 22, 123 out of the 138 newly discovered COVID-19 patients were inmates and personnel from the Cebu City Jail, one of the country’s highly congested jailhouse. The second-highest number of additional COVID-19 cases recorded in the city was on April 17 with 84. All 84 are patients from Sitio Zapatera in Barangay Luz.is an urban poor community in the city’s uptown area, with over 9,000 individuals residing in houses with close proximity to each other.
A total of 496 COVID-19 patients are found in all areas mentioned, which comprised around 89 percent of the city’s tally that has already reached 555 as of April 29. All of them have been placed in total lockdown to curb the spread of the virus to other communities.
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