Dengue cases in Western Visayas have hit 6,013 with 24 deaths, the Department of Health reported.
The cases from Jan. 1 to Nov. 18 this year are 59 percent lower than the 14,640 in the same period last year, the DOH also said.
The DOH recorded 142 new dengue cases in Western Visayas from Nov. 12 to 18.
The provinces with the highest number of newly reported dengue cases are: Aklan – 34, Iloilo City – 32 and Iloilo Province – 30.
Negros Occidental had 14 new cases and Bacolod City had 8.
Negros Occidental has had 939 dengue cases and 7 deaths from Jan. 1 to Nov. 18 this year.
Bacolod City has had 521 dengue cases and 3 deaths in the same period.*