Via Caribbean Business PR :
" Although the incidence of new dengue cases appears to have slowed islanders should not let down their guards against the mosquito-borne virus, Health Secretary Lorenzo González warned Friday.
“The epidemic continues and we still have to keep working,” González said.
There were 730 suspected dengue cases logged in the most recent week reported (July 23-29), according to the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That was sharply lower than the 835 cases registered during the prior week, but still nearly 600 cases above the epidemic threshold for the period.
The number of dengue deaths remained at seven for the year. The number of hemorrhagic dengue cases, the most serious strain, also held unchanged at 25, according to Health Department statistics.
However, three additional deaths remain under evaluation by the CDC in Atlanta, González said.
The municipalities with the most cases reported in the week were: Arecibo, Patillas, Guaynabo, Aguadilla, Hatillo, San Sebastián, Peñuelas and Quebradillas."
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