Manila, July 16 -- The Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (QCESD) has logged a spike in leptospirosis cases in the city, recording 103 cases and 20 deaths as of July 15.
Leptospirosis surveillance data sent by the QCESD to the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday reflected a 37 percent increase in cases and a 67 percent rise in the number of deaths compared to the same period last year.
The Quezon City government said the most recent fatality was a 71-year-old man from Barangay Bagong Silangan, who died on July 14 after being admitted to the Diliman Doctors Hospital on July 12.
City health officials attributed the surge in infections to the frequent rains these past weeks, resulting in widespread flooding.
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