'Dengue cases have reached endemic level'


PUTRAJAYA: The state of dengue in the country has reached an endemic level as the number of cases continued to rise, the Health Ministry said.

As at last Saturday, there have been 46,681 of such cases, which is a 246% increase from the pre­vious year in the same period.

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