Dengue cases drop 5.4% last week, says Health DG

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KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue fever cases in the 17th epidemiological week (ME17) from April 22 to 29 this year dropped by 102 cases or 5.4 per cent to 1,775 cases from 1,877 cases in the previous week.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said no deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported during the period.

Dr Muhammad Radzi said there were 103 hotspot localities reported in ME17 compared to 116 in the previous week, with 58 in Selangor, Penang and Sabah . Meanwhile, on the chikungunya virus surveillance, he said there were four cases reported in ME17 with two cases in Selangor and one each in Kedah and Perak, taking the cumulative number of cases to 1,242.

 

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