In less than a month, the dengue cases in Cebu province rose to 8,969 as of November 12, an increase of 2,521 cases from only 6,448 as of October 15.
According Cebu Provincial Board (PB) Member Christopher Baricuatro, who heads the PB Committee on Health, they recently bought the larvicides and will be distributing supplies to each of the local government units in the province in the hope of halting the rise of dengue cases.
Among the cities and municipalities in Cebu, Toledo City topped the list with 676 total recorded cases, followed by Carcar City with 577 cases. Talisay City is third on the list with 441 cases.
The Cebu PB declared the entire province of Cebu under state of calamity in October 17 due to the rising cases of dengue, which have exceeded 5,000 cases since January.