Agusan Sur dengue cases climb to 2,185; 15 dead

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Dengue infections across Agusan del Sur continued to spike, reaching 2,185 cases as of Monday, with 167 new infections and another fatality, bringing the deaths to 15, just four days after health officials declared an outbreak.

The latest surveillance report from the Agusan del Sur Provincial Health Office (PHO) indicated that hospitalizations have strained local healthcare facilities, with 1,640 patients—representing 75 percent of all reported infections—requiring clinical admission.

When the PHO announced the outbreak declaration last Thursday, the cumulative cases then stood at 2,018 with 14 deaths, underscoring an active and aggressive transmission cycle across the province.

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The outbreak declaration was formalized under Republic Act No. 11332 (Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act) and Department of Health Memorandum No. 2023-0103.

The decision followed months of steep epidemiological escalation: the province logged 206 infections in the first half of 2026, surged to 492 by July 25, reached 674 by Aug. 8, and steadily breached alert and epidemic thresholds throughout the third quarter.

Despite the Caraga region’s lower total dengue numbers compared to 2025, Agusan del Sur has consistently posted the highest provincial case count in the region, driven by continuous localized transmission.

Demographic data reveals that adolescents and young adults remain disproportionately vulnerable to the mosquito-borne viral disease. Patients aged 15 to 19 comprise 17.99 percent of all recorded infections—the single largest demographic cluster—while the overall average age among patients is 16 years old.

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Bayugan City and the municipality of Rosario have borne the heaviest mortality toll, logging five deaths each. Loreto recorded two fatalities, while Bunawan, San Francisco, and Trento reported one death each.

 In terms of disease spread, municipalities of Rosario, Loreto, Bunawan, San Francisco, and La Paz registered the highest attack rates per 1,000 residents.

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Primary care facilities have absorbed the initial influx of cases, handling 545 patients, while the Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Hospital and Valentina Galido Plaza Memorial Hospital admitted 448 and 296 cases, respectively.

READ: Dengue death toll in Agusan del Sur reaches 14 as virus infects over 2,000

 Provincial health authorities have directed all public and private district hospitals to sustain emergency protocols, maintain active Dengue Fast Lanes, and implement surge-capacity plans to prevent medical units from being overwhelmed.

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Local health officials stressed that clinical interventions must be matched by rigorous household sanitation, urging the public to adhere strictly to the “4S” strategy: Search and destroy mosquito breeding grounds, Secure self-protection measures against bites, Seek early medical consultation upon symptom onset, and Support selective misting or fogging in hotspot zones./coa