BACOLOD CITY – Seven persons have died from dengue in Negros Occidental province as of April 5 this year.
The Provincial Health Office, in a report to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, said that the latest fatality was a 49-year-old woman from Bago City.
The first dengue death in the province, an 18-year-old man, was reported in Isabela town last January.
Others were a 22-year-old man from Murcia, 13-year-old teenager from San Carlos City, 17-year-old girl from Ilog town, nine-year-old girl from Silay City, and 16-year-old boy from Manapla.
The PHO recorded 1,603 dengue from Jan. 1 to April 5, 381.38 percent higher or 1,270 cases more than the same period in 2024 with only 333.
Bago City recorded the most dengue cases in the province at 320, followed by La Carlota City with 142; Kabankalan City, 129; San Carlos City, 94; Silay City, 87; Cauayan, 71; Pulupandan, 69; Talisay City, 57; 50 each in Hinigaran and Valladolid; 45 each in La Castellana and Ilog; 42 each in Isabela town and Cadiz City; Himamaylan City, 41; Murcia, 40; 36 each in Manapla and Pontevedra towns; Calatrava, 30; Escalante City, 24; Sagay City, 21; Hinoba-an, 19; EB Magalona and Victorias City with 18 each; Moises Padilla town and Sipalay City with 16 each; Toboso, 15; Binalbagan, 13; San Enrique, 11; Candoni, four; and Salvador Benedicto, two.
Their age range are from six-months-old to 94-years-old. The age group with most cases are from 11- to 20-years-old with 519 or 32 percent.
Lacson reminded the people to keep their surroundings clean and dispose of anything that could serve as breeding ground for dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
The governor added that anyone experiencing symptoms of dengue should seek medical consultation to receive early treatment.