Manila, Oct. 5 -- The Quezon City government has intensified its surveillance and case investigations against dengue, including its community awareness campaigns, after the city saw a steep increase in the number of cases since the start of the year.

In a statement, the city's Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (ESD) said the city recorded 8,729 cases from Jan. 1 to Oct. 7, a 91-percent increase from the 4,581 cases recorded during the same period last year.

"Mga batang 10 taong gulang pababa ang pinakaapektado ng sakit na ito (4,235 cases). Tatlumpu (30) naman ang naitalang nasawi kaugnay ng sakit na ito (Children 10 years old and below are the most affected by this disease (4,235 cases). Thirty deaths related to this disease have ...