IATF notes downtrend in Cebu City's coronavirus cases

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases noted a decrease in coronavirus cases in Cebu City on Thursday, August 20.

Melquiades Feliciano, IATF chief implementer for the Visayas, reported that daily cases have dropped to less than 10 compared to an average of 20 over the past week.

Feliciano also highlighted a decrease in mortality rates from as high as 359 deaths in June to an average of 0.4 per day recently.

The DOH-7 chief pathologist and spokesperson, Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, noted similar trends on August 18, emphasizing that active cases are decreasing while recoveries are increasing daily.

Critical care utilization has also dropped to 30 percent over the past two weeks.

Despite these positive developments, both Feliciano and Loreche stressed the importance of maintaining health and safety standards.