DID YOU KNOW: 5,232 leptospirosis cases recorded in 2018
According to the Department of Health, a total of 5,232 leptospirosis cases were reported nationwide in 2018.
The figure was 71 percent higher than the 3,067 cases recorded in 2017.
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There were 505 deaths recorded due to leptospirosis nationwide last year, 194 of these in Metro Manila. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research
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