Philippines logs 220,705 dengue cases in 2022
MANILA, Philippines — Over 220,000 dengue cases were recorded in the country last year, health officials reported yesterday.
Data from the Department of Health (DOH)’s Disease Surveillance Report showed there were 220,705 dengue cases recorded from Jan. 1 to Dec. 17, 2022.
The figure is 182 percent higher than the 78,223 cases reported during the same period in 2021.
Central Luzon logged the highest number of dengue cases with 44,030. It was followed by the National Capital Region with 25,855 and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) with 19,374 cases.
Regions that recorded the highest increase compared in 2021 were Cagayan Valley with 1,168 percent from 1,428 to 18,107 cases; Zamboanga peninsula, 742 percent from 1,218 to 10,250 and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with 630 percent or from 697 to 5,086 cases.
Data from the DOH’s Epidemiology Bureau showed that dengue-related deaths increased in 2022 with 722, or a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.3 percent.
During the same period in 2021, 282 deaths or a CFR of 0.4 percent were recorded.
Central Visayas recorded the highest number of dengue deaths with 103 followed by Central Luzon, 99, and Western Visayas, 85.
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