Cebu City reports 9 new COVID-19 cases; total reaches 1,749

Cebu City on Monday logged nine more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the city’s total infections to 1,749, according to its city health department.

In a Facebook post, the Cebu City Public Information Office said eight of the additional cases came from Barangay Ermita and one from Barangay Mambaling.

The PIO said the spike in the city’s cases was due to the mass swab testing and contact tracing.

Many of the city’s patients were also asymptomatic.

Mayor Edgar Labella said asymptomatic patients were to be transferred to their respective barangay isolation centers.

Labella also urged all his constituents to stay at home and comply with safety protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Nationwide, cases of COVID-19 ballooned to 12,718, including 831 deaths and 2,729 recoveries. — DVM, GMA News