Via Sun Star :
" CEBU CITY : In one week, the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas reported an increase of almost 600 dengue cases and 11 deaths recorded by different units.
But improvements were also reported, with Mandaue City being delisted as an “area of concern” and villages in Toledo City downgraded from hot spots to “clustering of cases.”
In its latest dengue report, the Regional Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (Resu) recorded 6,146 cases and 43 deaths from Jan. 1 to Sept. 11. In contrast, the Sept. 4 bulletin recorded 5,571 cases, with 32 deaths in the region.
The case fatality rate remained low at 0.7 percent, compared to 1.4 percent or 43 deaths in the same period last year.
The report said there were an additional 121 cases in Cebu City, which still topped the list of cities or municipalities, with 23.2 percent of the total number of cases.
From January this year, the regional health office has logged a total of 1,403 cases and nine deaths in the city. Last year, Cebu City had 630 cases and 24 dengue-related deaths."
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