Baguio dengue cases up by 120%; folks warned
>> Friday, June 24, 2022
BAGUIO
CITY -- Dengue fever cases here increased by 120 percent from Jan. 1 to June 6
compared to recorded number of cases during the same period last year.
This alarmed health authorities who urged local folks here to take precautions on possible outbreak the coming months with the onset of the rainy season.
City Health Services officer Dr. Rowena Galpo said for said period, there were 216 dengue fever cases reported in the city compared to the 98 cases recorded during same period last year.
There were no dengue-related deaths that were registered for the present year compared to the 5 dengue-related deaths in the city last year, she said.
Among the city’s district health centers, Atab recorded the highest number of dengue fever cases this year with 35 followed by city Camp with 33, Asin – 22 cases, Loakan – 19 cases, Engineers Hill – 15 cases, Irisan – 14 cases, Pinsao – 12 cases, Atok Trail – 11 cases, Quirino Hill and Lucban – 9 cases each, Scout Barrio – and Pacdal – 8 cases each, Mines view –7 cases, Quezon Hill – 6 cases and Aurora Hill and Campo Filipino – 4 cases each.
Based on the data made available by the City Health Services Office over the past five years, there were some 2,808 dengue fever cases that were recorded in 2016 where there were 7 deaths before dropping to only 503 cases in 2017 where there were 5 dengue-related deaths during the said year.
Dengue fever cases continued to drop to 444 cases in 2018 where the number of dengue-related deaths also dropped to only 3 cases but dengue cases started to increase in 2019 with 832 cases with 5 deaths in the said year.
On the other hand, dengue fever cases significantly decreased at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 with only 175 cases and 2 deaths.
Last year, dengue fever cases jumped to 1,305 cases when quarantine restrictions were eased where there were 9 dengue-related deaths.
Galpo urged barangay residents to immediately seek medical attention when experiencing the signs and symptoms of dengue fever such as intermittent high fever for 2 to 7 days, nausea, among others and to sustain the practice of regular cleanup activities in and out of their houses, especially in getting rid of clear and stagnant water which is the breeding ground of dengue carrying mosquitoes. – Dexter A. See
This alarmed health authorities who urged local folks here to take precautions on possible outbreak the coming months with the onset of the rainy season.
City Health Services officer Dr. Rowena Galpo said for said period, there were 216 dengue fever cases reported in the city compared to the 98 cases recorded during same period last year.
There were no dengue-related deaths that were registered for the present year compared to the 5 dengue-related deaths in the city last year, she said.
Among the city’s district health centers, Atab recorded the highest number of dengue fever cases this year with 35 followed by city Camp with 33, Asin – 22 cases, Loakan – 19 cases, Engineers Hill – 15 cases, Irisan – 14 cases, Pinsao – 12 cases, Atok Trail – 11 cases, Quirino Hill and Lucban – 9 cases each, Scout Barrio – and Pacdal – 8 cases each, Mines view –7 cases, Quezon Hill – 6 cases and Aurora Hill and Campo Filipino – 4 cases each.
Based on the data made available by the City Health Services Office over the past five years, there were some 2,808 dengue fever cases that were recorded in 2016 where there were 7 deaths before dropping to only 503 cases in 2017 where there were 5 dengue-related deaths during the said year.
Dengue fever cases continued to drop to 444 cases in 2018 where the number of dengue-related deaths also dropped to only 3 cases but dengue cases started to increase in 2019 with 832 cases with 5 deaths in the said year.
On the other hand, dengue fever cases significantly decreased at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 with only 175 cases and 2 deaths.
Last year, dengue fever cases jumped to 1,305 cases when quarantine restrictions were eased where there were 9 dengue-related deaths.
Galpo urged barangay residents to immediately seek medical attention when experiencing the signs and symptoms of dengue fever such as intermittent high fever for 2 to 7 days, nausea, among others and to sustain the practice of regular cleanup activities in and out of their houses, especially in getting rid of clear and stagnant water which is the breeding ground of dengue carrying mosquitoes. – Dexter A. See
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