(Bloomberg) -- Dengue cases in the Philippines have doubled to 208,917 this year, with deaths at 882, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported, citing Department of Health data.
The number of cases from January 1 to August 10 was more than twice the 102,298 recorded in the same period last year, where 540 people died, Inquirer reported.
The Southeast Asian nation declared a dengue epidemic in early August to allow local governments to use emergency funds to control the mosquito-borne disease.
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