Dengue cases down by nearly half from last year

June 16, 2020

Dengue cases have gone down by nearly half this year, according to the Department of Health (DOH) Tuesday.

DOH said a total of 50,169 dengue cases have been reported from January 1 to May 30, 46 percent lower from 92, 808 during the same period last year.

Deaths from dengue  have declined from 452 last year to only 173 this year.

Central Luzon and Central Visayas reported increases in  dengue cases than last year.

Central Luzon dengue cases increased by 14 percent after seeing 7,011 cases this year as compared to  6,167 last year.

Central Visayas  saw a three percent increase with the 8,529 cases in 2019 up to 8,807 in 2020.

Central Visayas, with 33, and Central Luzon, with 21, accounted for majority of deaths from dengue.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire warned of the possibility of the number of dengue cases rising in the coming weeks.

"We may have a higher number of dengue cases as the rainy season is already here," said Vergeire in a virtual press briefing on Monday. DMS