A dengue poster on display at the entrance of Taman Cheras in Kuala Lumpur. Johor has the second highest number of dengue cases, after Selangor, while KL is third. — AZHAR MAHFOF/TheStar
JOHOR BARU: Covid-19 cases may be on the downward trend in Johor but an old threat has re-emerged in the form of dengue, with 16 deaths recorded in since the movement control order (MCO) came into effect.
State health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said that as of Saturday, only one new Covid-19 case was reported in Johor while no new cases were reported from May 19 to 22.
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