DID YOU KNOW: DOH notes 916 leptospirosis cases Jan-July 2019

According to the Department of Health, a total of 916 leptospirosis cases were reported nationwide from January to July this year.

The figure was 60 percent lower than the 2,272 cases recorded during the same period in 2018.

Of the 106 deaths recorded nationwide due to leptospirosis from January to July this year, 33 were in Metro Manila. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research