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INCREASING. A health expert urges local government units in Western Visayas on Thursday (July 21, 2022) to reactivate their dengue task forces amid the rising cases of dengue for the first six months of 2022. For the said period, 283 barangays in the region were found to have clustering of cases while eight others were identified as hotspot areas.(Graphics courtesy of DOH FB page) ILOILO CITY - A health official on Thursday called on local governments in Western Visayas to activate their dengue task forces amid the rising cases in the region. Dr. Bea Camille Natalaray, Department of Health Infectious Disease Section in the region, said data from the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit showed that from January 1 to July 9 this year, dengue cases reached 5,837 with 34 deaths. This translated to a 423 percent increase in cases as the region only posted 1,160 cases with nine deaths in the same period in 2021. Negros Occidental posted the highest rise at 823 percent with its 2,096 cases ....

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