BACOLOD City – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Negros Occidental has recorded fatalities due to waterborne diseases leptospirosis and cholera, and dengue.
Nine leptospirosis deaths were logged: Murcia (four); Silay City (two); and Kabankalan City, Sipalay City and Don Salvador Benedicto (one each).
As of last week, recorded leptospirosis cases reached 93 (since Jan. 1 of this year) – 3.3 percent higher than the cases in the same period last year, said Dr. Girlie Pinongan, PHO officer-in-charge.
The PHO also reported four cholera deaths this year and nine confirmed and 43 suspected cholera cases.
The age group with the most cases was 20 to 30 years old.
For dengue, the province listed a total of 793 cases and six deaths from Jan. 1 to July 29.
Of the six deaths, two were from San Carlos City while the cities of Himamaylan, Silay and Bago, and the town of Calatrava reported one fatality each.
San Carlos City also logged the highest number of cases with 105 followed by Bago City (84), Silay City (58) and Talisay City (47).
Pinongan, however, said dengue cases in the province dropped by 74.62 percent or by 2,331 cases this year compared to 3,124 in the same period last year.
Most of the cases were children aged between one to 11 years old, while the oldest patient was reported to be 91 years old, PHO added. (Watchmen Daily Journal)
