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Cebu City Health Department head Dr. Jeffrey Ibones (left) and Cebu City Medical Center chair for infectious disease prevention Dr. Eduardo Camalongay. (Contributed photo) CEBU CITY - The Cebu City government is ready for the possibility of a dengue outbreak. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, head of the City Health Department (CHD), said in a presser on Friday they and the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) have enough inventory of hospital beds, medications, and supplies. The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit reported recently that Cebu City topped Central Visayas localities with the most number of dengue patients, having 708 cases and 11 deaths, from January to May 7 of 2022. The figure is more than nine times higher as compared to the same period of 2021 with only 80 cases and two deaths. While the city can cope in case there is an outbreak, Ibones said the residents should bear in mind Mayor Michael Rama's advice to practice "shared responsibility" and to be vigilant agains