LUCENA CITY—The Calabarzon region had recorded 6,362 dengue cases since the start of the year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday, July 21. ADVERTISEMENTTwelve persons died from dengue in Laguna (5), Batangas (3), Rizal (2), and one each in Cavite and Quezon during the period. DOH-Calabarzon noted on July 13 that the dengue cases in the region increased by 40 percent compared to recorded cases during the same period last year. The Regional Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit said the dengue patients this year were from 2 to 60 years old. In January 2019, the DOH said no death had been confirmed to be directly attributed to Dengvaxia, the world’s first commercially available vaccine against dengue fever.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2022 18:13 UTC