Latest Breaking News On - Dumaguete city the province of negros oriental has recorded last year its lowest number dengue cases withina 10 period records obtained by philippine news agency from regional epidemiology and surveillance unit resu department health doh here showed that logged 772 january 1 to dec 25 - Page 1 : comparemela.com
DUMAGUETE CITY - The province of Negros Oriental has recorded last year its lowest number of dengue cases within a 10-year period. Records obtained by the Philippine News Agency from the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) here showed that Negros Oriental logged 772 dengue cases from January 1 to Dec. 25, 2021. Dr. Socrates Villamor, DOH provincial health chief who retired last January 1, said in an interview Thursday he is hopeful that even if more dengue cases were added during the remaining six days of the past year, the 2021 figures would still be the lowest in 10 years. DOH records showed that in 2012, there were 3,437 dengue cases reported in the province; 2013 3,520 cases; 2014 1,482; 2015 2,211; 2016 5,760; 2017 2,168; 2018 2,978; 6,631 2019; and 2020 2,483. Villamor said the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in the province on Dec. 16, 2021 could trigger dengue infections, especially in areas that were flooded. The for