Manila dengue cases now at 4,048

MANILA, Philippines — Manila logged 31 new cases of dengue on Monday, bringing the number of cases to 4,048 since Jan. 1. The city also recorded 28 new cases of influenza-like illness (ILI), two cases of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and one case of leptospirosis on the same day.

In a Facebook post, Mayor Isko Moreno urged residents not to wait for their symptoms to worsen before seeking treatment.

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So far, there are 2,508 cases of ILI, 1,648 cases of leptospirosis and 525 cases of SARI, as well as 106 COVID-19 cases, 85 typhoid fever cases and four cholera cases. —Cristina Eloisa Bacligaid Col. Allen Co, spokesperson for the PNP. —Andrea Gregorio