By Lyn Y. Tallio
ANTI-DENGUE. Fogging operations at Mandaluyong City Hall compound on Sept. 27, 2022. The number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region from Jan. 1 to June 22, 2024 has decreased by 16.39 percent, a Department of Health official said Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of PNA)
While dengue cases are on the rise on a national level, a Department of Health (DOH) official noted a significant decrease in reported cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the National Capital Region (NCR) from Jan. 1 to June 22.
According to DOH Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Cluster medical officer Adorissa Jurao, NCR registered a total of 6,531 cases were recorded for the first six months of 2024 in the NCR, lower than the 7,811 during the same period last year or a decrease of 16.39 percent
Of the total number of cases, Quezon city registered the highest with 1,653 or 25.31 percent of the overall tally.
About 1,830 or 28.02 percent of the cases belong to the 5 to 9 age group.
Seven deaths were reported but the region remains below the alert threshold.
Jurao attributed the decrease in reported cases to the coordination of the local government units with the DOH and other health facilities.
“Our local government units, slowly, have ownership in implementing these programs and implement clean up drives targeting the breeding sites,” she said.
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