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CHO: Acute gastroenteritis related deaths 17 in Bacolod

The acute gastroenteritis (AGE) related deaths in Bacolod City have hit 17, the City Health Office reported Thursday, December 8.

Bacolod City had 74 new AGE cases from November 27 to December 3, bringing the total for this year to 463, the CHO report said.

The barangays with 10 and above AGE cases from September 1 to December 3 are:

1. Mansilingan7. Vista Alegre13. Pahanocoy
2 Singcang8. Sum-ag14. Alijis
3. Mandalagan9. Estefania15. B30
4. Taculing10. Villamonte16. Handumanan
5. Tangub11. Cabug17. Granada
6. Banago12. Bata18. B35

Bacolod City also had 28 confirmed cholera cases since September, the report also said.

CHO testing found 175 water sources in the city positive for coliform and E. coli, and 128 for coliform only.*

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