GOMBAK, July 9 — The cumulative number of dengue fever cases from January to July this year has increased by 139 per cent with 59,057 cases compared with 24,743 recorded for the same period last year.
Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said that in the same period, the death rate due to dengue fever was also reported to have increased by 122 per cent involving 40 cases of death compared with only eight cases recorded last year. “For Selangor, a total of 29,382 cases have been reported from January to July 2 this year, compared with 15,207 cases recorded in the same period last year, an increase of 93 per cent, while a total of seven deaths due to dengue fever complications have been reported in the state thus far.
“Thus, the Gotong Royong Mega Perangi Aedes 1.0 programme held today is an initiative of the Ministry of Health which will be organised twice a year with the involvement of all agencies and communities in eliminating the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes,” she said after officiating the Madani Afiat programme in Dewan Rakyat Batu Caves, today.
She added that to ensure the community remain consistent in destroying Aedes mosquito breeding grounds, the MOH has introduced the One Hour Malaysia Clean Up initiative to ensure that the effort can be realised. — Bernama
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