Legazpi in Albay, Zamboanga City conduct anti-dengue cleanup drives

Residents in some provinces in the country have stepped up their efforts to curb the rising number of dengue cases.

According to a report by Jam Sisante-Cayco on GMA's Balitanghali Weekend on Sunday, a fogging and cleanup operation was conducted in Legazpi City in Albay.

Over 2,000 dengue cases with 25 fatalities have been recorded in the province from January 1, 2019 to July 6, 2019, according to the Department of Health Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit.

Meanwhile, a massive "search and destroy" operation of mosquito breeding places was being undertaken in Zamboanga City in the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao.

"Now we're doing the spray misting so that it will prevent mosquitoes from getting inside buildings," said city health officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravit.

Meanwhile, authorities are also monitoring 12 barangays in Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon, amid rising dengue cases in the area.

One dengue patient died while around 400 cases have been reported from January 1, 2019 to July 12, 2019, according to the provincial health office.

It added that this figure was nine percent higher compared to the previous record during the same period last year.

A consultative meeting has already been conducted in the province to address the health issue.

According to the Department of Health, there were over 70,000 reported dengue cases nationwide as of May 2019. The number is projected to reach 200,000 by the end of the year.

The DOH advises the public to seek early consultation once symptoms such as high fever, rashes, vomiting, stomach pains, and nose-bleeding manifest. —Dona Magsino/LBG, GMA News