21/07/2026
| DENGUE CASES UPDATE MW 27 |
ONE (1) DEATH RECORDED IN ITOGON | For the period July 5-11, 2026 (Morbidity Week 27), there were 89 dengue cases newly recorded in the province of Benguet which bring to a total of 1,055 from January 4 to July 11, 2026, 4% lower compared to the 1,097 cases monitored on the same period in CY2025. Unfortunately, a death of a 24-year-old male due to dengue hemorrhagic fever was recorded in the municipality of Itogon.
Data from the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit show that the municipality of Itogon still has the highest case with 370 followed by the municipalities of Atok and Tuba with 173 and 157, respectively. Atok recorded a 302% increase compared to the same period in CY2025 which only had forty-three (43) cases while the municipality of Tuba has a 214% increase which only had fifty (50) cases at the same period.
The public is urged to visit your nearest health center for a medical check-up upon experiencing the early signs and symptoms of dengue virus infection such as high fever accompanied by severe headache, pain behind the eyes, joint and muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and skin rashes.
Be cautious and avoid mosquito bites this rainy season. Practice the 4S Strategy Kontra Dengue:
1. SEEK EARLY CONSULTATION | Consult your nearest healthcare center for proper medical treatment and advice when symptoms such as fever, headache, joint and muscle pains, diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, and or rashes are observed or experienced;
2. SEARCH AND DESTROY MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES | Check your surroundings for stagnant waters and clean these areas to prevent mosquitoes to breed and multiply. Practice 4Ts: TAOB, TAKTAK, TUYO, TAKIP;
3. SELF-PROTECTION | This rainy season, wear long-sleeved clothing, and use insect sprays, insect repellants, mosquito nets, and window screens; and
4. SUPPORT FOGGING/SPRAYING DURING OUTBREAKS.