MANILA, Philippines — A total of 25 polio infections have been detected in the Philippines since an outbreak of the debilitating disease was declared in September 2019. ADVERTISEMENT“Since September 2019 until June 2020, we have a total of 25 polio infections, 16 of these polio infections are polio cases. Kapag sinabi nating polio cases, these are already patients with permanent disabilities,” Silva said in an online media forum Friday. Most of the polio infections were recorded in various provinces in Mindanao, particularly in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat. But as of June 30, the DOH’s national immunization program has achieved an average polio immunization coverage rate of only 25 percent across the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 28, 2020 03:33 UTC