ANTIQUE – The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has endorsed the recommendation of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) to lift the state of calamity in the province due to declining dengue cases.
“Dengue (cases) based on the report of the IPHO during our meeting is declining…the state of calamity could already be lifted,” said PDRRM officer Broderick Train on Oct. 4.
The resolution will be submitted to the provincial board likely within the week. It was the body that declared the state of calamity on July 14, 2022 due to surging dengue cases.
From Jan. to Sept. 24 this year, the province recorded 2,406 dengue cases with eight deaths. This was 747 percent higher the 284 cases with four deaths recorded in the same period last year.
The province recorded 18 cases from Sept. 17 to 23, lower than that in previous months when cases rose to as many as 60 to 70 cases per week.
The decline in dengue cases was attributed to raising community awareness on dengue, implementing the 4 o’clock cleanliness habit, and spraying. (PNA/PN)
