Nearly half of the people who contracted dengue in Puerto Rico through September had to be hospitalized. Of the 922 registered cases, 49.5% required hospital admission, while 3.9% were classified as severe, according to data presented by the Health Department's chief medical officer, Iris Cardona. The figures were released at a gathering in Caguas to discuss how Puerto Rico can combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, Zika and chikungunya.
More than 200 people linked to public health, municipalities and communities took part. Among the measures discussed are devices placed in homes to help prevent mosquito bites. A project in Bayamón reached more than 5,450 homes, with over 54,500 of these devices installed between 2024 and the end of 2025.
Julieanne Miranda Bermúdez, director of the Vector Control Unit, warned that the continued presence of dengue makes it necessary to keep searching for alternatives that can be used effectively in communities. Projects to protect doors and windows are also currently under development in Ponce and several public housing complexes in San Juan.