1 Ipoh City Council personnel carrying out fogging at Taman Cempaka in Ipoh. – filepic
PERAK has recorded a significant drop of 62.7% in dengue cases this year because of continuous efforts in destroying Aedes breeding grounds through gotong-royong and dengue awareness programmes.
State Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the state recorded 2,409 dengue cases between January 1 until July 23, compared to 6,351 cases within the same period last year.
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