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Tacloban City
Health officials in the city of Tacloban reported about 750 cases of dengue fever until 26 July, including eight deaths. Despite the upsurge of cases this year, officials said the situation was "still manageable".
The mayor of the city of Tacloban, Alfred Romualdez, said that it was not necessary to declare the state of calamity in the city. "Usually a local government declares a state of calamity because of the need for an additional budget, but so far, we have enough resources to support the campaign against dengue fever," Romualdez said.
Bicol
In the Bicol region, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Board (RDRRMC) has raised the dengue alert level in the blue code region, as cases in the region now exceed the threshold for dengue fever. alert. Earlier this week, health officials in Bicol reported 3,631 cases and 37 deaths from January 1 to July 27 this year.
Claudio Yucot, Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and President of the RDRRMC, said that raising the blue alert status means activating a center. emergency operations. The emergency operation center will now monitor the implementation of actions to combat dengue fever with the help of the Ministry of Health and other agencies.
Negros Occidental
The city of Kabankalan and the city of Murcia in Western Negros have declared an epidemic of dengue fever. Public health officials reported that Kabankalan had the highest number of cases in the province, with 596 from January 1 to July 20, 2019. It recorded a 127% increase from only 262 during the same period. the same period last year.
In Murcia, Mayor Gerardo Rojas announced the publication of a decree declaring a dengue epidemic in the municipality. As of July 20, Murcia had 160 cases and one death. The number of cases increased by 344% from 36 last year.
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