Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases

Published on April 1, 2024

Puerto Rico’s health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases. The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has reported at least 549 cases so far this year, compared with a total of 1,293 cases for all of last year. The majority of cases have been reported in the capital of San Juan. More than 340 people have been hospitalized for the mosquito-borne virus, according to the island’s health department. Puerto Rico last declared a dengue epidemic in 2012.

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