Dengue cases in Negros Occidental have increased by 421.65 percent, the Provincial Health Office reported on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
There were 1,012 dengue cases and six deaths reported in Negros Occidental from January 1 to Feb. 22.
There are 818 more cases this year compared to 194 in the same period in 2024, the PHO report showed.
Bago City still had the most number of cases at 209, followed by La Carlota City with 74, Kabankalan City – 70, San Carlos City – 67, Silay City – 58, Cauayan – 46, Pulupandan – 45, Talisay City – 42, Hinigaran – 36 and Isabela – 33.
The PHO also reported 252 typhoid fever cases from Jan. 1 to Feb. 22, with two deaths.
The most number of typhoid fever cases were in Kabankalan City with 45, followed by Hinoba-an with 32, and Sa Carlos City with 19.
Meanwhile, the Bacolod City Health Office reported 156 dengue cases from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, or an increase by 147.6 percent compared to the same period last year that had 63 cases.
The dengue virus is transmitted by day biting Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.*