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LAOAG CITY – The authorities of the city of Dingras in Ilocos Norte have put their rice municipality in a state of calamity because of the increase in dengue cases.
Mayor Erdio Valenzuela said Wednesday that 66 agents have been dengue since the beginning of the rainy season. A child of the village of San Marcelino, subject to floods, died recently because of the disease transmitted by mosquitoes
"It was already too late when they took the child to the hospital", said the mayor
. We are currently conducting fumigation operations to prevent the spread of the disease.
"We mobilized village officials and barangay health workers to lead the clean-up campaign. Our municipal health department is also aware of the situation to stop this problem, "Valenzuela said.
The state of calamity allowed the government to access funds, allowing the release of P3,000 to P5000 in financial assistance to
Over the past two years, Ilocos Norte has maintained a death rate of dengue null until the end of June when the dengue virus killed two patients, said Dr. Josephine Rueda. The losses were recorded in the cities of Dingras and Solsona. / I
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