Cholera cases in Negros Occidental went up to 24, as of Nov. 4, compared to 12 cases two weeks ago, the Provincial Health Office reported.
The death toll remained at two, the report added.
Talisay City logged 10 cases, six each in Silay City and EB Magalona, including two deaths, and one each in Calatrava and Victorias City.
Cholera, which is caused by the Vibrio cholera bacteria, is often transmitted through contaminated water.
An outbreak of cholera was previously declared in three barangays of EB Magalona.
From 2019 to 2021, Negros Occidental logged zero case of cholera.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson earlier called on 20 local government units of Negros Occidental to organize their respective Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Committee, amid the rise of water-borne diseases in the province.
Confirmed cholera cases in the highly-urbanized Bacolod City also rose to nine, according to reports from the City Health Office./GB
