DOH Recorded 1,400 New Measles Cases in Only 2 Days
MEASLES CASES – DOH recorded 1,400 new measles cases nationwide in only two (2) days.
Last February 7, the Department of Health (DOH) declared a
The viral infection often starts with spots or rashes on the body of the person and may accompany fever.
The areas under measles outbreak that the DOH declared include Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, Central Luzon,
Due to the increasing number of victims of the virus, the government is buying more vaccines. In a report, we gave an update regarding the cases of measles in the country as of February 12, 2019.
DOH previously announced that the parents should get their children vaccinated because a
Based on a report from Philstar, the DOH once again gave an update about the recorded cases of measles nationwide.
The health department recorded more than 1,400 new cases of measles in the country in just 2 days.
According to the report, the DOH Epidemiology Bureau recorded from March 1 to 2 there were 1,411 new cases of measles.
The number of children who are contracted with the virus currently stands ar 16,349 since January 1 this year. The deaths due to the virus currently stand at 261.
Based on the report, DOH stated that this year’s cases of measles is much higher compared to last year. In fact, no one died last 2018 due to the viral infection.
Of the 14411 cases, DOH recorded that the CALABARZON (3,977), National Capital Region (3,617), and Central Luzon (2,331) has the most count of the cases.
The Region 6 obtained 800, Region 8 with 776, Region 10 with 746, Region 7 with 649, Region 5 with 580, and the Region 1 with 580.
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