Philippines : Dengue has killed 429 Filipinos since January

An article from Inquirer :

" MANILA, Philippines :Dengue-carrying mosquitos have scourged regions nationwide and sent more than 50,000 Filipinos to hospitals since January.

The Department of Health (DoH) has recorded a total of 54,659 cases in the past eight months until Aug. 14—a 75-percent spike in figures reported for the same period in 2009.

Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, DoH head executive assistant, Tuesday said a clustering of dengue cases had been detected nationwide. “Last year, there was clustering of dengue cases only in certain provinces. But now, clustering is in every region,” Oliveros told the Inquirer by phone.

At least 429 deaths have been monitored across the country, with Eastern Visayas registering the highest figure at 70, marking a 31-percent upsurge from 2009 figures.

DoH records as of Aug. 14 showed that most of the dengue cases were from Western Visayas with 7,680; Soccsksargen, 6,470; Calabarzon, 5,739; Eastern Visayas, 5,543; Metro Manila, 4,744; Davao, 4,658; and Northern Mindanao, 3,935."