Dengue cases in Antique continue to decline
The province of Antique has been remarkably experiencing a decline of dengue cases with only 122 officially recorded from August 11 to 17.
18,000 dengue cases reported in Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao health officials warn that that region is not yet out of the “danger zone” as the deadly dengue virus infected 795 new patients bringing the region’s total number of cases to 17,701 from January 1 to as of August 17
North Cotabato dengue cases up by 221%
Two towns in the province have already been placed under a state of calamity as dengue cases rose more than 221%.
More than 4,000 dengue cases recorded in Davao region
Davao City has the highest number of deaths from dengue with 11 followed by Davao del Norte with six while the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental have one death each. Last year, the entire region recorded only 14 dengue-caused deaths.
Duterte ‘open’ to Dengvaxia use amid dengue epidemic
The Department of Health on Tuesday declared a national dengue epidemic, three weeks after it raised a national dengue alert due to the rising cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease in parts of the country.