THE number of dengue cases in Metro Manila have increased in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, a Department of Health (DoH) official said on Wednesday.

Heath Undersecretary Rolando Enrique Domingo told radio station dzMM that there were currently 7, 200 dengue cases from January 1 to July 7 compared with the 5,800 recorded in the same period in 2017 for a 25-percent increase.

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