8-year-old dies after second dengue infection in Bacolod

By Glazyl M. Jopson

BACOLOD CITY — An 8-year-old girl from Barangay Handumanan who previously had dengue died after contracting the disease again, according to the City Health Office (CHO).

The girl was the sixth dengue fatality recorded in Bacolod as of Oct. 3.

According to the CHO, the patient was admitted to a hospital for severe dengue on Oct. 1 and died two days later due to multiple organ dysfunction.

Her illness began Sept. 28, with abdominal pain, intermittent high-grade fever, vomiting and diarrhea among the primary symptoms.

The patient had previously been hospitalized for dengue when she was 5 years old.

Bacolod recorded 891 dengue cases from January through Oct. 3, with Barangay Mansilingan posting the highest number at 105.

Barangay Handumanan recorded 77 cases, followed by Estefania with 73, Alijis with 58 and Granada with 55.

Villamonte and Taculing recorded 54 cases each, followed by Singcang-Airport with 53, Tangub with 44 and Banago with 39.

The CHO recorded 20 cases among children younger than 1, 352 among those aged 1 to 10, and 280 among those aged 11 to 19.

The listed age-group figures total 652 cases, although the source report stated a combined total of 656.

The five other dengue deaths were recorded in Barangays Villamonte, Granada and 16, with one each, and Barangay Mansilingan with two.