Panama has reported 25 dengue-related deaths and 15,098 confirmed cases so far in 2025, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Health up to epidemiological week 48, corresponding to the period from November 23 to 29.

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Health authorities stated that, as of November 29, a total of 1,474 patients required hospitalization, while 103 cases were classified as severe. The metropolitan area and the district of San Miguelito, both in the capital region, account for the highest concentration of infections, with 7,242 cases reported.

Fatalities linked to dengue have been recorded in nearly all regions of the country. The western province of Chiriquí, bordering Costa Rica, has registered the highest number of deaths, with five cases. It is followed by Bocas del Toro with four deaths, and the metropolitan area with three.

The Ministry of Health reported that the national incidence rate during epidemiological week 48 stood at 330 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Official data also indicate that most infections have occurred among people aged between 10 and 49.

Health authorities have previously warned that the co-circulation of the four dengue serotypes in Panama, with a predominance of DEN-3 and DENV-4, “is the reason why the occurrence of severe and fatal cases increases.” The ministry has also stressed that dengue “is a serious and potentially fatal disease, transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.”

According to Ministry of Health statistics, dengue cases increased by 94 percent by the end of 2024, while deaths reached 52 nationwide, nearly three times the number recorded in 2023, highlighting the continued public health burden posed by the disease.

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