By Kit Bagaipo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Department of Health (DOH) regional office has declared an outbreak of dengue in two city barangays as dengue patients crowded hospitals here.
The DOH regional office declared the outbreak in Barangays Cogon and Dao in Tagbilaran City based on the recommendation of Tagbilaran City health officer Dr. Antonio Porticos.
Susanna Madarieta, DOH Central Visayas regional director, said officials declared the outbreak in the two barangays as the number of dengue patients steadily increased and surpassed the number in the previous months.
The DOH has recorded 54 dengue cases in Barangay Cogon and 48 in Barangay Dao since January.
As of Friday morning, the DOH reported 512 dengue cases in the province, with 10 casualties since January this year.
Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot, provincial health officer, said 208 of the 512 dengue cases come from Tagbilaran. The DOH also declared the towns of Jagna and Dauis as dengue “hot spots.â€
In July alone, DOH recorded 142 dengue cases in Bohol, more than half of the number of dengue cases reported in the province for the entire 2006.
Last year, the provincial health office recorded 268 dengue cases in Bohol. This figure has already been surpassed halfway through this year.
But the figure could be much higher, said Cabagnot, as their records are only based on hospital listings.
As the number of dengue cases continued to rise, six private hospitals have already refused to admit dengue-related patients.
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