A pertussis or whooping cough outbreak is declared officially on March 25, 2024 in Iloilo City.
This, after the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council approved a recommendation of the Iloilo City Health Office based on the rise in the number of cases.According to the latest data of Iloilo CHO, figures reached seven positive cases of pertussis in the city. Three are from the district of Molo, three from the district of Jaro, and one from the district of Arevalo.Eight suspected cases are also recorded.
The Iloilo City LGU has recommended to the Iloilo City Council a declaration of a state of calamity in relation to the pertussis outbreak.Meanwhile, the data from the Iloilo Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit showed the cases have also reached the “alert and epidemic threshold.”Based on data from the Iloilo Provincial Health Office , the province posted a total of ten cases of pertussis or whooping cough.
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