BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines, March 18 ------ Dengue cases in Negros Occidental and this city continue to increase despite a stepped-up campaign to eliminate breeding places of mosquitoes, local health authorities said.
In Negros Occidental, dengue cases reached 1,256 with six deaths from Jan. 1 to March 8 this year, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The number is 412.65-percent higher compared to the 245 cases recorded over the same period last year, the PHO said.
Bago City has the highest number of dengue cases at 254, followed by the cities of La Carlota and Kabankalan, with 95 cases each.
Source: inquirer.net
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