By Anthony Giron IMUS CITY, Cavite---The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continued to increase in some cities and municipalities of Cavite province, the provincial and local case tracker update reports revealed. The tracker reports showed that the neighboring cities or districts of Bacoor, Dasmariñas, capital Imus, and General Trias remained the top four areas, in order, in terms of case numbers. The municipalities of Tanza, Rosario, also called Salinas; Silang, Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez (GMA), Cavite City and the other cities and municipalities were next in line. Bacoor recorded at least two additional cases lately, Dasmariñas, also two; Imus, four; Silang. two; and Carmona and GMA, one each. Magallanes, in the upland eighth district, was the only municipality in the province which has remained COVID-19-free, the tracker reports showed. The city government of Bacoor, citing a report from the local health department, reported that its jurisdiction has 140 confirmed cases, with 11 deaths and 78 recoveries, and 51 active, 25 probable, and 41 suspect cases as of last tally on June 10. The local government of Dasmariñas said that as of June 12, the city has 76 cases, with nine deaths, 41 recoveries, 26 active, and 128 suspect cases. The Imus government reported that as of June 10, the city has 65 cases, with nine deaths, 40 recoveries, and 16 active cases. The number of probable and suspect cases in the area has yet to be reported. The General Trias case tracker showed that the city has 31 cases, with five deaths and 19 recoveries, seven active, 101 probable, 914 suspect, and 364 cleared cases. Based on the latest provincial and city/municipal reports, Tanza has 24 cases, Rosario (Salinas), 17, Carmona and GMA, both 14, and Cavite City, 11. Cavite, a first class province, has eight districts, comprising seven cities and 16 municipalities. It is the most densely populated among the provinces in Luzon with approximately 4.5 million residents. The mayors and other local officials have been reminding citizens to stay safe at home and observe social distancing, wearing of face masks, and other prescribed measures and the guidelines set under the general community quarantine (GCQ). The COVID-19 case update reports and the messages of the officials can be gleaned from posts on their Facebook accounts.