Via Manila Bulletin, dengue is picking up its pace :
" DIGOS CITY : Following the rise of dengue cases here that claimed 10 lives, Mayor Joseph Penas will seek the approval of a resolution placing the city under a state of a calamity before a special session of the city council to be held this Friday.
In an interview, Penas said the number of dengue cases in the city has risen to 352.
“Hospitals here are already filled with patients affected with dengue. We have reached an alarming level and we have to act now to prevent further deaths," he said.
Once approved, the city will allocate up to P1 million of their calamity fund for prevention, to provide assistance to those afflicted, information dissemination and educating communities about dengue, he said.
Penas said barangays with high number of dengue cases, including Tres de Mayo, Aplaya, and Zones 1, 2, and 3, will get priority in the allocation of funds and other assistance.
“We appealed to the Davao del Sur Medical Society to help us in this endeavor,” he said.
The City Health Office said that 21 of 26 barangays here have cases of dengue. From January to June, this year, 59 dengue cases were recorded in Tres de Mayo; 21 in Zones 1; 14 in Zone 2; 47 in Zone 3; 39 in Aplaya; 10 in San Jose; 9 in San Miguel and Cogon, and 3 in Soong."
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