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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) logged the highest number of dengue cases 鈥� a total of 10,759 鈥� as of February 22, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday.
It added that the National Capital Region (9,302 cases) and Central Luzon (8,652) are the second and third regions with highest reported dengue cases.
The agency said that 52,008 dengue cases were tallied from January 1 to February 22, 2025.
It represents a 64-percent increase from the data of the same period last year.
The report also stated that children aged 14 and below comprise 56 percent of the total cases.
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Moreover, DOH observed a 7-percent decrease in cases from January 26 to February 8 (14,460 cases) compared to the record from January 15 to January 25 (15,550 cases).
The fatality rate decreased from 0.43 percent last year to 0.36 percent this year.
DOH attributed the decrease in deaths to the early and immediate medical response to the disease.
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The department then called on the public to take precautionary measures to avoid contacting dengue such as participating in the 鈥楢las Kwatro Kontra Mosquito鈥� anti-dengue clean-up drive.
This initiative aims to clean waterways and storage that can infest mosquitoes.