Dr. Socrates Villamor, provincial chief of the Department of Health in Negros Oriental. (PNA file photo)
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Oriental has reported that dengue cases in the province in the first two months of 2020 dropped by 24 percent compared to the same period last year.
Dr. Socrates Villamor, provincial DOH chief, said that records from the Regional Epidemiological and Surveillance Unit (RESU) showed there were 766 cases of dengue with two deaths from January to February this year as against the 1,019 cases and two deaths reported in the first two months of 2019.
The RESU data also showed that the top 10 cities/municipalities with the highest number of dengue cases from Jan. 1-Feb. 29 are as follows: Dumaguete City (132), Sibulan (87), Guihulngan (61), Bais City (60), Tanjay City (41), Manjuyod (34), Valencia (33), San Jose and Siaton (31 each), and Vallehermoso (30).
The two deaths were reported in Tanjay City and Vallehermoso.
In 2019, the province of Negros Oriental recorded a total of 6,631 dengue cases with 24 deaths, which was much higher than the 2018 figure of 2,978 cases and 14 deaths.
In an 11-year period since 2009 based on RESU records, the year 2019 had the highest number of dengue cases in Negros Oriental while the year 2011 had the lowest, at 524 cases and one death. (PNA)
