Dengue surge prompts DOH Bicol to raise Code Blue alert

LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Health has raised a Code Blue alert in the Bicol region amid a 19-percent increase in dengue cases, with the hospital bed occupancy rate exceeding capacity. The regional health office recorded 2,167 dengue cases from Jan. 1 to Sept. 5, up 19 percent from the same period last year,