Bacolod Records 21 Death in all Dengue Cases Aroud the City
Dengue cases and fatalities in Bacolod City has increased during the first 8 months of 2022.
Dengue cases in the two barangays for four weeks in a row and Bacolod City Health Office used the rising number of cases as justification for designating the regions as hot spots.
Dengue hotspots in Bacolod City are the barangays Mansilingan and Taculing.
The Bacolod City Health Office used the rising number of dengue cases in the two barangays for four weeks in a row or the quantity of dengue-related deaths reported as justification for designating the regions as hot spots.
According to CHO data, there were 617 dengue cases in Bacolod City overall as of August 13 with nine fatalities. These numbers are 242.8% greater than the total number of cases during the same time period previous year, which was 180 with two deaths reported.
According to a report by the Department of Health-Western Visayas, Negros Occidental recorded five additional dengue-related deaths between January 1 and August 13, bringing the total number of dengue cases there to 3,648.
According to DOH-Regional WV’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) Morbidity Week 32, there were five recorded fatalities between August 7 and August 13, bringing the total number of fatalities in Negros Occidental to 21.
According to DOH-WV data, Negros Occidental continues to have the greatest number of dengue illnesses and deaths in the area. 3,648 instances were added from 310 cases the previous year. According to the DOH statistics, there have been 10,273 cases and 59 fatalities in Western Visayas.
According to the report of Daily Star, Claudio Puentevella, a councilor from Bacolod and the head of the Sanggunian Committee on Health, said they are waging an aggressive campaign against dengue in order to prevent cases from growing alarmingly high and the situation from becoming similar to other areas that have been declared disaster zones.
Since it is rainy season, canals are still being de-logged, and the barangay captains have already organized dengue task forces in the several barangays throughout the city, he said. In addition to tracking cases of leptospirosis and COVID-19, Puentevella said they are also seeking assistance.
The report mentioned that, Leptospirosis and COVID-19 instances are also being monitored, according to Puentevella, and public assistance is being sought to stop the spread of these diseases.
Mansilingan had the most dengue cases with 73, followed by Estefania with 49, Taculing with 48, Tangub with 41, Singcang and Villamonte with 39 each, Alijis with 35, Sum-ag with 32, Mandalagan with 31 and Cabug with 29, and Handumanan with 23.
Along with performing fogging operations in schools and the many barangays in the city, the CHO also keeps up a vigorous health education campaign on dengue treatment and consultation as well as the significance of eliminating mosquito breeding grounds.
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