CEBU City Hall announced 77 new laboratory-negative and 42 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

The 77 new laboratory-negative came from Barangays Suba (three), Bacayan (eight), Punta Princesa (three), Labangon (one), and Luz (62).

This brought the total number of laboratory-negative in the city to 471.

Cebu City Hall spokesperson Rey Gealon said 161 asymptomatic Covid-19 patients, who are now laboratory-negative, will be released Thursday.

Of the 161 laboratory-negative that will be released, 31 came from Bacayan, 23 from Carreta, 44 from Mambaling, one from Inayawan, and 62 from Luz.

Meanwhile, the 42 new cases of Covid-19 came from Barangays Tejero (two), Sambag 2 (three), Tisa (one), Inayawan (one), Ermita (two), Basak Pardo (one), Mambaling (one), Sawang Calero (one), Pahina Central (one), Duljo (one), Suba (three), Pasil (22), two from Cebu City Jail, and one with an unverified address.

Cebu City now has 2,055 Covid-19 positive patients with 1,559 active cases. (JJL)