How many died of dengue last month?
And how many deaths will it take for the DOH to realize that there is no reason that anybody should die of dengue?
These are official dengue statistics from the Department of Health. Their report is about three months lagging.
As of Oct 26, 2012, the latest official data are for period until July 14, 2012.
As of July 14, 2012:
A total of 51,597 dengue cases was reported nationwide from January 1 to July 14, 2012.
This is 16.43% higher compared to the same time period last year (44,315).
Profile of Cases
Ages of cases ranged from less than 1 month to 90 years old (median = 12.67 years).
Majority of cases were male (53%).
Forty percent of cases belonged to the 1 to 10 years age group
There were 328 deaths reported.
Source:
http://www.doh.gov.ph/disease-surveillance.html
And how many deaths will it take for the DOH to realize that there is no reason that anybody should die of dengue?
These are official dengue statistics from the Department of Health. Their report is about three months lagging.
As of Oct 26, 2012, the latest official data are for period until July 14, 2012.
As of July 14, 2012:
A total of 51,597 dengue cases was reported nationwide from January 1 to July 14, 2012.
This is 16.43% higher compared to the same time period last year (44,315).
Profile of Cases
Ages of cases ranged from less than 1 month to 90 years old (median = 12.67 years).
Majority of cases were male (53%).
Forty percent of cases belonged to the 1 to 10 years age group
There were 328 deaths reported.
Source:
http://www.doh.gov.ph/disease-surveillance.html
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