DOH reports dip in dengue case fatality rate for 2024

DOH reports dip in dengue case fatality rate for 2024

/ 05:12 AM November 08, 2024

Iloilo City residents conduct a community cleanup drive on Aug. 25 as part of the local government’s intensified campaign against dengue, particularly to destroy potential mosquito breeding sites.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE Iloilo City residents conduct a community cleanup drive on Aug. 25 as part of the local government’s intensified campaign against dengue, particularly to destroy potential mosquito breeding sites. —PHOTO COURTESY OF ILOILO CITY DRRMO

The case fatality rate (CFR) for dengue has gone down this year, down to 0.26 percent per 100 cases as of Oct. 26, compared to 0.34 percent in 2023, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday.

“This is likely attributed to better health-seeking practices and improved health care delivery,” the DOH said.

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As of October, a total of 314,785 dengue cases nationwide have been reported although the numbers have been going down.

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There was an eight-percent decrease from Sept. 29 to Oct. 12, with 21,097 cases compared to 23,032 between Sept. 15 and Sept. 28.

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The DOH added that all regions nationwide did not register an increase within the monitoring period except for the National Capital Region (from 2,765 cases to 3,002 cases), Central Luzon (from 2,219 to 2,351) and Calabarzon (from 2,907 to 3,513).

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“We see in our data that the number of deaths due to dengue is declining. But we should not be complacent because rains are continuing,” Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said. —JEROME ANING

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