Via Xinhua :
" The death toll from dengue fever in the Dominican Republic, where some 8,704 cases of the disease have been registered, has risen to 59 so far this year, according to a Health Ministry report released Thursday.
Dengue fever has mostly affected the northern, central and southern regions of the country, including the capital, Santo Domingo, where 76 percent of cases reported in the past month were located, the report said.
In the past week alone, the health sector reported three deaths and 602
cases of infection. According to local press, one of the victims was a three-year-old boy from eastern Santo Domingo."
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