Via Cebu Daily News :
" The number of dengue cases in Cebu City has risen dramatically in the first half of this year compared to last year.
Statistics from the Department of Health in Central Visayas showed that dengue cases in city surged by 51 percent to 546 cases and six deaths from January 1 to July 10 this year from only 362 cases and 10 deaths in the same period in 2009.
Cebu City topped other cities in the entire Central Visayas in the number of dengue cases and deaths.
A report by the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the DOH in Central Visayas showed that a total of 2,461 dengue cases and 18 deaths were recorded between Jan. 1 to July 10, 2010. This was 10 percent higher compared to the 2,225 dengue cases and 26 deaths the previous year.
Most of the victims in the region were children between six to 10 years old. About half or 53 percent of the victims were male.
Majority of the dengue cases were from Cebu City at 22.4 percent, followed by Talisay City with 5.4 percent, Tagbilaran City with 4.9 percent, Danao City with 4.26 percent and Lapu-Lapu City with 4.1 percent."
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