DENGUE has been hitting Penang really hard. There have been nine dengue deaths in the state so far this year compared with just two during the same period last year.
The number of cases has also increased. There were 1,014 confirmed cases as of Feb 13 this year which is an increase of 11.7% or 106 cases compared with 908 cases during the same period last year.
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