The Department of Health Bicol Center for Health Development has recorded a total of 21 pertussis, or whooping cough, cases in four provinces of the Bicol Region, as of this writing.There are five clinical cases and six laboratory-confirmed cases of pertussis reported by the Department of Health in the Bicol Region.The province with the highest number of pertussis cases registered is Camarines Sur, with nine cases reported, including one fatality.
According to DOH Bicol CHD-Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, the provinces with pertussis cases are as follows:Camarines Sur: 9 Albay: 6 Sorsogon: 5Masbate: 1 According to Marietta Almendral, a Barangay Health Worker in Barangay Sua, Camaligan, extreme heat can exacerbate symptoms of pertussis, causing severe coughing fits in children.
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