Mandaue dengue cases rise in July 2026
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Health Office (CHO) reported a 6.8-percent increase in dengue cases as of July 2026 compared with the same period last year, as it continues to intensify dengue prevention and control measures across the city.
Based on the CHO’s latest dengue surveillance report, the city recorded 373 dengue cases and one death from Jan. 1 to July 30, 2026. The CHO said this represents a 6.8-percent increase compared with the same period last year.
The city logged a total of 520 dengue cases and three deaths for the entire year in 2025. Of this year’s cases, 96 were laboratory-confirmed, 140 were classified as suspected, and 137 as probable.
The report showed that patients ranged from newborns to 87 years old, with a median age of 13. Males accounted for 204 cases, while females accounted for 169. Children aged one to 10 years old were the most affected, comprising 38 percent of all reported infections.
Most patients from Tabok
Among the city’s barangays, Tabok recorded the highest number of dengue cases at eight percent of the total, followed by Alang-Alang and Cabancalan with 6.7 percent each, and Umapad with 6.2 percent. The city’s case fatality rate stood at 0.3 percent, lower than the 0.6 percent recorded at the end of 2025.
Dr. Phyllis Bidon, assistant city health officer, said dengue cases usually increase during the rainy months of June and July because mosquito breeding sites become more prevalent. However, she emphasized that preventing dengue requires the participation of every household and not just the local government.
Bidon said barangays with higher numbers of reported cases generally have more mosquito breeding sites and dengue-carrying mosquitoes. She reminded residents to regularly remove stagnant water, noting that even small amounts are enough for mosquitoes to breed.
4S strategy against dengue
She also encouraged the public to continue practicing the 4S strategy, which includes
- searching for and destroying mosquito breeding sites,
- using self-protection measures such as wearing long sleeves and mosquito repellent,
- seeking early medical consultation for fever, and
- supporting targeted spraying or misting in areas with confirmed cases.
She said the office is conducting misting operations in barangays.
“Community effort man gud na ang prevention….Stagnant clean water, dira mobreed ang mosquito bisan og gamay ra kaayo nga water enough na na siya nga makabreed na. So, every household, it is not just a effort of the LGU, every household gud,” said Bidon.
(Prevention is really a community effort. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant clean water, no matter the amount. Every household must help fight dengue. It’s not just an effort of the local government unit.)
Mayor Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano said the city’s anti-dengue campaign remains ongoing in coordination with barangays.
He said dengue prevention activities are carried out every year, with sustained information drives and community-based interventions aimed at reducing infections, particularly during the rainy season.
“Ongoing atoang mga programs. Campaign sa barangay. Padayun ang clean-up sa mga barangay,” said Ouano.
(Our programs continue including campaigning in and cleaning the barangays.)
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