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Dengue cases in Cordillera up by 211%;46 Dengue-related deaths recorded

Writer's picture:  Mark Moises Calayan Mark Moises Calayan

Updated: Jan 28

Baguio City, Philippines - The number of dengue cases increased in the Cordillera region in 2024, along with the number of deaths due to the virus, according to DOH-Cordillera data.

 

The DOH - Cordillera, on Thursday, January 4, 2025, reported that there are 30,350 cases of dengue they listed from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

 

According to the agency, the total infected individuals composed 15,255 males and15,095 females, 211 percent higher compared to the 9,769 cases in 2023. 

 

The highest number of caseswas monitored in Benguet with 11,011, followed by Baguio City with 8,674; Mt. Province, 3,492; Kalinga, 2,527; Ifugao, 2,126; Apayao, 1,938; and Abra with 532. 

 

As for the number of individuals who succumbed to the virus in 2024, the regional health department reported 46 deaths in the region last year, 360 percent higher compared to the 10 cases listed in the same period in 2023. Those deaths were recorded in Baguio City with 15, Benguet with 5, and Mountain Province with 4, while Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, and Ifugao listed 1 each.

 

With said health issue, Victoria Malicdan, Nurse V of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the DOH-CAR, is encouraging the public anew to continue to observe the 4 S's Strategy against Dengue. 

 

These strategies are search and destroy, self-protection, seeking early consultation, and support fogging and spraying. 

 

Malicdan, during the Kapihan Media Forum in Baguio City on January 9, stressed that everyone has obligations to contribute to maintaining a healthy community. She said that public cooperation is the key to the smooth functioning of the various programs and initiatives of the agency. 

 

“Through active participation and fulfillment of responsibilities, citizens can help create a positive environment that would benefit everyone. Public health is everybody's concern... "Hindi po namin kaya itona kami lang," she added.  


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