Two-year-old girl is sixth dengue fatality in Bacolod

By Glazyl M. Jopson

BACOLOD CITY – A two-year-old girl from Barangay Mandalagan was confirmed as the sixth dengue-related death in the city this year, according to the City Health Office (CHO) as of Sept. 7.

The CHO reported Wednesday that the child experienced fever and vomiting on Sept. 1 and was admitted to a hospital on Sept. 7 due to dengue shock.

She died the same day of hemorrhagic shock caused by dengue fever.

The first fatality this year was a 64-year-old man from Barangay Alijis, recorded in February.

In April, a 42-year-old woman from Barangay Mansilingan also died, followed by two more fatalities in July—a six-year-old girl from Barangay Handumanan and a five-year-old boy from Barangay Vista Alegre.

From Jan. 1 to Sept. 6, the city recorded 811 dengue cases, marking a decrease of 595 cases or 42.3% from 1,406 cases reported during the same period last year, which had three deaths.

Barangay Mansilingan topped the list of most affected areas with 86 cases, followed by Taculing with 65, Estefania with 51, Vista Alegre with 50, Tangub with 49, Alijis with 43, Villamonte and Mandalagan with 41 each, and Sum-ag and Singcang-Airport with 36 each.

Pediatric cases remain significant, with 580 of the total affecting children and teens: 349 in the 1–10 age group, 212 among ages 11–19, and 15 cases in infants under one year old.