Health officials in Eastern Visayas have expressed alarm as 12 people have already died of dengue in the past seven months this year.
Regional Sentinel Nurse Boyd Cerro, meanwhile, reminded residents of the region to immediately bring possible dengue patients to hospitals to prevent more fatalities.
"In these recorded deaths, the victims were not immediately brought to the doctors," Cerro said.
Records at the Department of Health Eastern Visayas said the 12 fatalities recorded since January to July this year, is a 2.2 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Cerro said the DOH has already instructed municipal health officers to intensify the information campaign on dengue prevention.
"We have to tell the people the importance of early consultation,' Cerro said. Melanie L. Bingco, ABS-CBN Tacloban
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