Dengue cases in Bacolod City have increased by 117.5 percent compared to the same period last year, the City Health Office reported on Monday, August 26.
The CHO recorded 192 new dengue cases from Aug. 11 to 17, bringing the total to 794 cases from January 1.
The CHO also recorded three probable dengue deaths since the beginning of 2024.
Taculing has the highest number of dengue cases among the 60 Bacolod barangays with 88, followed by Bata with 79 and Villamonte with 61.
The CH0 also reported that Estefania had 48 cases, Mansilingan – 46, Granada – 44, Sum-ag – 40, Cabug – 39, Mandalagan – 38, Alijis – 36, Tangub – 33, Banago – 29, and Singcang-Airport – 28.
The Department of Health-Western Visayas has activated the Regional Task Force for Dengue to mitigate the increasing cases in the region.*