Dengue kills 6 in South Cotabato

By Franz Sumangil

Jun 19, 2021 12:30 am

MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato: Dengue cases in the province of South Cotabato have ballooned to 728, as confirmed by provincial mosquito-borne disease coordinator Jose Barroquillo based on data from the Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit from January 1 to June 7 of 2021.

According to Barroquillo, the outbreak may not develop into an epidemic or alert threshold despite this year's cases being higher by 24 percent than those recorded in 2020.

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