TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded nine dengue fatalities in Eastern Visayas (Region 8). Jelyn Malibago, DOH-Region 8 information officer, said the rise in the number of dengue cases is alarming but it is not as alarming as that of the outbreak in 2019 in which they...
There were 157 cases of rabies recorded so far since the start of this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The figure is from Jan. 1 to June 25, the DOH said. “Cumulatively, cases this year is five percent lower compared to the reported cases during the same period in 2021 (165),” it...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) once again urged eligible Filipinos to get their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to maintain a high level of protection against the disease’s severe form. The DOH reiterated the importance of booster shots as the effectiveness of the two-dose primary vaccination...
Quezon City, Caloocan, and Taguig recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region from January to July this year but Malabon has the highest attack rate. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed that from Jan. 1 to July 9, the NCR tallied 6,079 dengue cases...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano said there are no cases of the new Omicron subvariants in the city amid a rise in the Covid-19 tally. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano (Photo from Lani Cayetano on Facebook) “Gayunpaman, kailangan nating pagtuunan ng pansin ang banta ng bagong Omicron subvariants BA.4 at...
An infectious disease expert recently brought up the idea of lifting the suspension of the Dengvaxia vaccine amid rising number of dengue cases in the country, a move that the Department of Health (DOH) is open to. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/MB File Photo Dr. Rontgene Solante noted during...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, July 12, a total of 60 additional Omicron BA.5 cases in the country. (File photo / Unsplash) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that 58 individuals are from Region 6 while two others are from Region 11 and 12,...
Despite the continuous rise in Covid-19 cases, the country as well as all its regions remain under low-risk case classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, July 12. (MB file photo / Ali Vicoy) In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire disclosed that the...
Taguig City recorded 429 new cases of Covid-19 in the last seven days, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH). According to the DOH’s Covid-19 tracker, as of July 11, Taguig has 497 active Covid-19 cases out of 84,798 confirmed cases, 83,760 recoveries and 541 deaths. Vaccination...
The Department of Health reported on Monday, July 11 a total of 10,271 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past week. (MB file photo / Ezra Acayan) According to DOH's weekly bulletin, daily average cases increased again at 1,467 or 39 percent higher than cases on June 27 to July 3. Among the new...
An infectious disease expert believes that it's "high time" to mandate Covid-19 booster vaccination for the general population in light of the surge in cases being experienced in the country. (MB file photo / Manny Llanes) Dr. Rontgene Solante, during the Laging Handa public briefing on...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday that it has recorded 64,797 dengue cases in the country from January 1 to June 25. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. According to DOH, this is 90 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same period in 2021 at 34,074....
