The Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported 11 dengue-related deaths in Negros Occidental this year, even as total cases dropped by 38.22 percent from January 4 to September 15.
Five other dengue deaths have also been reported in Bacolod City this year.
The PHO report on Thursday, Sept. 17, did not yet include the 11-year-old boy who succumbed to dengue in Silay City on Sept. 15, which was reported by the Silay City Health Office.
There were 2,889 dengue cases in Negros Occidental from January 4 to September 15, down by 1,787 cases compared to the 4,676 recorded in the same period last year, the PHO reported.
La Carlota City registered the highest number of dengue cases at 566 cases, followed by Bago City with 236, Silay City – 233, Cauayan – 182,, San Carlos City – 152 cases, Sagay City – 140, Kabankalan City – 122, Talisay City – 116, Cadiz City – 104 cases and Manapla – 74 cases.
Patient ages ranged from less than a year old up to 94 years old.
Children aged 1 to 10 years old represent the most affected age group.
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Aedes mosquitoes. When an infected mosquito bites a person, the virus enters the bloodstream, causing symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pain, nausea, and a characteristic skin rash.
In severe cases, it can progress to Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever or Dengue Shock Syndrome, leading to plasma leakage, severe bleeding, organ distress, and potentially fatal shock.*
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