BACOLOD CITY – Dengue cases in this city are down 53.1 percent.
The City Health Office (CHO) said a total of 335 cases were reported from January 1 to August 26, compared to the same period last year with 715.
Age of affected this year ranged from three months to 66-years-old.
Barangays with highest dengue cases were Mansilingan, 37; Taculing, 26; Tangub and Estefania with 24 each; Singcang-Airport, 21; Vista Alegre and Alijis with 19 each; Villamonte, 18; Mandalagan, 16; Granada, 14; Cabug, 13; and Pahanocoy, 11.
Three deaths were reported this year for a case fatality rate of 0.9 percent compared to nine in 2022.
One death each was reported in Barangays Mansilingan, Tangub, and Villamonte.
The CHO also reported 161 cholera cases, including 149 suspected and two confirmed cases, with no deaths.