The Division of Well being Calabarzon logged the very best variety of circumstances with 15, 108 circumstances; it was adopted by the Nationwide Capital Area with 13,761 circumstances and Central Luzon with 12,424 circumstances.
MANILA, Philippines — The Division of Well being (DOH) on Friday mentioned 76,425 dengue circumstances have been recorded from January 1 to March 15 this yr, representing a 78% enhance from the identical interval in 2024.
The DOH mentioned Calabarzon logged the very best variety of circumstances with 15, 108 circumstances; it was adopted by the Nationwide Capital Area with 13,761 circumstances and Central Luzon with 12,424 circumstances.
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Most sufferers are aged 14 and beneath, however the case fatality price stays low at 1%, the company added.
“The Division of Well being recorded that sufferers who succumbed to dengue from January 1 to March 15, 2025, extra steadily exhibited signs,” the company mentioned in a video posted on Fb.
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“That’s why the DOH continues to remind the general public to instantly carry people experiencing signs to the closest well being middle or dengue quick lanes,” it added.
The company mentioned signs of dengue embody abdomen ache, bleeding, vomiting, and fatigue.
The DOH just lately opened dengue quick lanes in all its hospitals nationwide to supply rapid medical consideration to symptomatic sufferers.
The Philippine Well being Insurance coverage Company just lately raised its protection price for the price of hospitalization for extreme dengue circumstances as much as 193% or P47,000, from the earlier P16,000 protection price.
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