Dengue death toll rises to 491 in July

From January 1 to July 6, the Department of Health records a total of 115,986 dengue cases nationwide.

DENGUE. Nationwide figures for dengue cases in 2019 spikes to 22% higher than last year's numbers. Shutterstock photo

This is higher than the 336 deaths recorded during the same period last year. Earlier this week, the DOH recorded 456 deaths for the period covering January 1 to June 30, 2019.there were 5,744 more cases nationwide, or a 22% spike from last year's 4,703. This figure brings the total number of cases to 115,986 across the country since January 1.

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