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Friday, September 10, 2010

Philippines : Two more Negrenses die of dengue

An article from Sun Star :

" TWO more Negrenses succumbed to dengue while the number of dengue cases in Negros Occidental increased to 4,676 from January to August 28 this year.

The latest victims were identified as 14-year-old Sherlyn Fernando of Purok Makawiwili, Barangay Balaring in Silay City, and five-year-old Juliana Louise Fortuna of Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City.

Fortuna died last August 29 at the Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, while Fernando died at Riverside Medical Center last September 2.

Records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) revealed that the total number of Negrenses who died of dengue has already increased to 25. The number of cases to-date, which is 4,676, is also much higher compared to the same period last year.

However, PHO records showed that the number of cases this week decreased to only 515 compared to the 579 cases recorded in the past week."

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