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Dengue deaths 15; victims reach 1,188
By
KIT BAGAIPO
Dengue
death toll in the province has now reached 15 with 1,188 others
afflicted since January this year.
This
is the highest number of casualties and victims of the deadly
aedes mosquito since the past 5 years, according to Provincial
Health Officer Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot.
Eight of the 15 deaths are from Tagbilaran City.
The
latest dengue casualties are Darwin Sarmiento, 2 years old
of barangay Mansasa, this city; Louise Jay Ilaya, 7 years
old of Borja Street, this city; Aljohn Pitao, 9 years old
of barangay Tawala, Panglao; Stephanie Joaquino, 4 years old
of Gallares Street, this city; and Grina Bacante, 3 years
old of barangay Jaguilao, Getafe.
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The
other victims are Christine Fostanes, 5 years old of
Airport Road, this city; Johnny Pinsoy, 3 years old
of Tinago, Dauis town; Faith Cimafranca, 6 years old
of barangay Mansasa, this city; Franz Coto, 6 years
old of Butalid Street, this city; Christine Jade Digal,
4 years old of Cambacay, Batuan town; Angel Jose Orique,
5 years old of Canjulao, Jagna town; Gardel Dagodog,
4 years old of West Poblacion, Albur town; Elaizah Janelle
Requina, 6 months old of barangay Bool, this city; Niño
Jade Marimon, 4 years old of Catagbacan, Loon town;
and Giselle Cutamora, 8 years old of Torrero Street,
this city.
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As
of last week, Tagbilaran City registered a total of 409 afflicted
with dengue fever.
Town
with high incidence of denge are Dauis with 136, Jagna 94,
Loon 54, Baclayon 44, Albur 37, Panglao 30, Mabini 28 and
Ubay 26.
Last
month, government hospitals were equipped with emergency treatment
sections, called as "dengue fastlanes" to decongest
city hospitals from dengue patients.
The
DOH-7 declared barangays Cogon and Dao, this city having an
epidemic of the dengue carrying aedes mosquitoes.
The
towns of Dauis and Jagna are also on the DOH watch list.
Last
year, the provincial health office recorded a total of 268
dengue cases provincewide.
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