Two children in Bacolod City have died from dengue, bringing the total number of dengue-related deaths in the city to four this year, the City Health Office (CHO) reported on Monday, August 4.
The two most recent deaths, both in July, involved a 6-year-old girl from Barangay Handumanan and a 5-year-old boy from Barangay Vista Alegre.
The 6-year-old girl had a fever starting on July 9. She was hospitalized on July 14 and died on July 17.
The CHO reported her immediate cause of death as dengue shock syndrome, with nosocomial sepsis and pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome listed as contributing factors.
The 5-year-old boy was diagnosed with severe dengue and died on July 27 from septic shock, the CHO said.
From January 1 to July 26, Bacolod City has recorded 631 dengue cases, a 67.8 percent increase compared to the 376 cases and one death reported during the same period last year.
The four deaths this year occurred in barangays Alijis, Mansilingan, Vista Alegre, and Handumanan.
The Provincial Health Office has (PHO) reported 3,500 dengue cases and 7 deaths in Negros Occidental from January 1 to July 19.
This is an increase by 128.16 percent or 1,966 cases compared to the same period in 2024 that had 1,534 cases, the PHO said.
Bago still has the highest number of dengue cases this year at 815.*