There were four new cases of Zika virus recorded by the Health Department of the Philippines.
The cases of Zika virus in the Philippines had already reached 23, as of November 4.
This was confirmed by the Department of Health on Friday after having a press conference on
On October 28, the DOH confirmed two new cases of Zika virus in Cavite, bringing the total cases to 19.
On Friday, November 4, Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial confirmed an increase in the number of Zika cases in the Philippines.
According to Ubial, there are now 23 Zika cases in the country from 19.
“Nadagdagan. There are 23. This week lang nadagdagan,” Ubial said in a press conference in Quezon City.
She did not segregate the data or identify the locations of the new cases, but ran down the number of cases in each affected city as of November 2.
There are 12 recorded cases in Iloilo, three in Bacoor, two from Mandaluyong City, and one each in Muntinlupa City, Antipolo City, Quezon City, Calamba, Las Pinas, and Cebu City.
Cavite City also confirmed two new cases of Zika on Monday.
In a press conference on Zika virus in Pasay City, Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo pronounced that a boy and an adult female contracted the disease.
Recorded as of Wednesday, one of the new patients is a pregnant woman, though the DOH did not specify which city she came from.
“Wala pa ring nakikitang malformation and pregnancy is normal and proceeding well,” Ubial said.
The DOH said all patients have recovered from the symptoms of the Zika virus, such as conjunctivitis, sores, and fever.
The agency is still in close coordination with local government units and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) to monitor the spread of the virus.
In a summit Friday, October 28, health experts discussed the action plan of the government against the virus.
The National Summit on Zika Virus gathered international and local experts to discuss about the virus in the international and local context.
In the summit, health experts tackled issues on case detection and reporting, and challenges in laboratory testing and mosquito control.