The number of dengue deaths in the province of Iloilo has risen to 32, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
The deaths were among the 10,846 cases of dengue recorded by PHO from January to November 5 this year.
The town of Barotac Nuevo registered the highest number of deaths at four, followed by Badiangan and Igbaras with two deaths each, and Miagao, Passi City, Banate, and Concepcion with two deaths each.
Other towns with reported deaths were Calinog, Lambunao, Dingle, Sta. Barbara, Pavia, San Dionisio, Sara, Lemery, Guimbal, Estancia, Balasan, and Tubungan.
More than half or 17 of the total of fatalities were logged in the month of August.
The youngest fatality was an 11-month-old baby from Guimbal while the oldest was an 80-year-old from San Dionisio.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection. It is transmitted to people mainly by mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to humans.IMT
