{"id":155020,"date":"2018-03-02T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T03:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=155020"},"modified":"2018-03-02T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T03:36:00","slug":"10000-dengue-cases-in-first-6-weeks-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/02\/10000-dengue-cases-in-first-6-weeks-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"10,000 dengue cases in first 6 weeks of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A total of 51 deaths were also recorded during the period, bringing the case fatality rate to .46 percent (ShutterStock\u00a0photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded more than 10,000 cases of dengue in the first six weeks of the year.<\/p>\n

According to the DOH Dengue Disease Surveillance Report, a total of 10,980 people caught dengue fever from Jan. 1 to February 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe figure is 41.38 percent lower compared to the same time period last year, which was at 18,731,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n

A total of 51 deaths were also recorded during the period, bringing the case fatality rate to .46 percent.<\/p>\n

Majority of the dengue cases were recorded in areas where the mass dengue vaccination program was reportedly implemented.<\/p>\n

The DOH recorded 2,503 cases in Calabarzon; 1,964 in Central Luzon; and 1,820 in the National Capital Region.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, all except three regions in the country were found to have a decreasing number of dengue cases.<\/p>\n

The three regions that showed an increasing numbers of cases were the Ilocos region, logging a 121-percent rise; Cordillera Administrative Region (55 percent); and Calabarzon (25 percent).<\/p>\n

Some 23.4 percent of those who contracted dengue over the period were aged 10-14 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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