WV dengue cases almost 12,000
Cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Western Visayas have reached 11,896 as of August 21, records of Department of Health 6 show.
The data is based on the 33rd morbidity week monitoring report of the DOH 6 Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit.
The cases, reported from January 1, is 282 percent higher compared to the same period last year, which only recorded 3,116 cases.
There were 69 deaths recorded from January to August 21, from only 55 last year.
According to the RESU report, the provinces of Negros Occidental, Iloilo and Capiz have the highest number of cases.
Negros Occidental has recorded 3,158 cases with 20 deaths; Iloilo, 2,915 cases, with 15 deaths; and Capiz, 2,315 cases with and 19 deaths.
“The province of Capiz has the highest attack rate and highest case fatality rate,” the RESU report stated.
Also monitored was the clustering of cases or occurrence of three or more cases during the past four consecutive weeks in 164 barangays in the region.
Ten barangays have been identified as “hotspots” or areas were clustering of cases for the similar period with an increasing trend were observed.
The RESU, however, noted that the number of cases was already at a downtrend after peaking during the 30th and 31st morbidity weeks.*PNA
