16 dengue deaths  and 15,000 cases trigger health alert

With  16 deaths from dengue and more than 15,000 cases across the country, the Health Ministry(Minsa) urges the population not to let their guard down and eliminate mosquito breeding sites.

According to the latest balance from the Minsa, in the week from December 10 to 16, the epidemiology department confirms the registration of 15,240 accumulated cases of dengue.

Six of the deaths correspond to Colón, three in Bocas del Toro, and three in Chiriquí, there is also a record of two in Panama Metro, one in Panama East and the other in Panama North.