Dengue cases are nearing 10,000 in Western Visayas, with four new deaths, the Department of Health reported Tuesday, August 16.
Western Visayas has had 9,533 dengue cases and 54 deaths from January 1 to August 6, or an increase by 572 percent compared to last year, the DOH Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit reported.
The top three provinces with the highest number of new dengue cases are Negros Occidental with 235, Iloilo Province – 124 and Antique – 79, it said.
Of the four newly-reported dengue-related fatalities, Iloilo province had two and Negros Occidental – two, the DOH said.
Negros Occidental still has the highest number of dengue cases in WV at 3,345 and 16 deaths.
Bacolod City has 569 cases and eight deaths.
Antique has 2,110 cases and nine deaths, Iloilo province 1,800 cases and 16 deaths, Iloilo City – 634 cases and one death, Capiz – 468 cases and one death, Aklan – 440 cases and three deaths, and Guimaras -167 cases and no deaths, the DOH report added.*