ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Health Office recorded seven leptospirosis fatalities from January to June this year.
The ZCHO logged a total of 73 leptospirosis cases in the same period.
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Fatalities were from Barangays Divisoria, San Jose Gusu, San Roque, Sangali, Guiwan, and Mampang.
Barangay Mampang had two fatalities.
Most of the deaths were registered in January and February when this city experienced flooding due to heavy rains.
These figures are 508 percent higher compared to the same period last year, said City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite.
Miravite has warned residents against the disease due to intermittent rains here in the past weeks.