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Covid-19 cases in Cebu City now 1,687
Cebu City's COVID-19 cases have climbed to 1,687 with 27 new confirmed patients.
Seven of the new cases are from Barangay Luz, where the locked down Sitio Zapatera is located.
16 police officers, three non-uniformed personnel, and two utility personnel from the San Nicolas Police Station (Station 6) also tested positive.
These 21 personnel, who are asymptomatic, have been transferred to the Vicente Rama National High School for a 14-day quarantine.
The mayor attributed the increase in cases to enhanced contact tracing and mass swabbing efforts.
President Rodrigo Duterte has placed Cebu City under a modified enhanced community quarantine due to its high-risk status for COVID-19 spread.
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