THE local government unit of Panabo announced on Monday, February 21, that the City Health Office (CHO) recorded 36 dengue cases so far from January to February 21, 2022.

The 36 cases came from 14 barangays.

Barangay New Visayas had the highest number of dengue cases with eight, followed by San Vicente with six cases, while New Pandan, Gredu, Cagangohan, Sto. Niño all have three cases each.

Two cases were recorded in Barangays San Francisco and San Pedro, and one case each for Barangays Dapco, Katipunan, JP Laurel, Tibungol, Manay, and Quezon.

“Gitutokan sa Panabo City Health Office ang kaso sa Dengue sa siyudad, karong tuiga posibleng mag-taas kini tungod sa three-year dengue cycle (The Panabo City Health Office is monitoring the cases of Dengue in the city which may increase due to the three-year dengue cycle),” the Panabo LGU said in a statement published online on Monday, February 21.

The Panabo LGU also confirmed the death of one 24-year-old man from

Barangay New Pandan due to dengue.

In 2019, the city recorded 933 cases of dengue, which dropped to 299 cases in 2020 and further declined to 285 cases in 2021.

The Panabo LGU said the CHO continues to provide intervention activities against dengue such as misting, indoor residual spraying, vertor surveillance, and the 4-S campaign of the Department of Health which stands for search and destroy mosquito-breeding sites, secure self-protection measures, seek early consultation, and support fogging and spraying in hotspot areas.