A total of 589 measles cases were recorded across the country in 2022, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed.
A total of 589 measles cases were recorded across the country in 2022, data from the Department of Health showed.
This figure posted a 186 percent increase as compared to the year 2021 where only 206 cases were logged, the DOH report showed.It was followed by the National Capital Region with 77 cases, Central Visayas with 69, Central Luzon with 49, Zamboanga Peninsula with 47, and Davao Region with 41.DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire then reported that at least three million children in the Philippines are susceptible to measles.
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