False alarm!

The cases of suspected dengue in Marinduque went up from five last Friday to 30 as of last Monday, but the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) has maintained there is no dengue outbreak yet in any of its municipalities.

Dr. Eduardo Janairo of DOH Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) said that all 30 cases are not yet confirmed as dengue and that some of the patients had already been sent home.

However, Buenavista Mayor Russel Madrigal has appealed for help and more blood donations due to the number of reported dengue cases in his town. Philippine Red Cross chair Richard Gordon has talked to Madrigal and pledged blood donations coming from PRC-Batangas.

Gordon said the PRC is already monitoring the situation in Buenavista, a fourth-class municipality in Marinduque with an estimated population of 23,111 as of the last census in 2010.

Last month, Marinduque reported 38 possible dengue cases, with highest number of cases being in Gasan (15), Boac (15) and Buenavista (7). –End-

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