Bacolodnons back to '4S' strategy amid hike in dengue cases
BACOLOD CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) here has reminded residents to practice the enhanced "4S" in the fight against dengue as local cases increased by 57.5 percent from January to the first week of May this year. Data from the city's Epidemiological Surveillance Unit released on Thursday showed some 115 cases, including four fatalities, were recorded in the first 18 weeks this year compared to only 73 with two deaths for the same period in 2021. Dr. Grace Tan, chief of the CHO Environment Sanitation Division, said they are sustaining the campaign to combat dengue by encour...