Dengue menace on the rise, claims 12 lives

MBPP personnel taking part in an operation to search and destroy mosquito breeding grounds at a park and (right) fogging being carried out at a back lane in George Town. — Filepic

SOUTH Seberang Prai recorded the highest percentage increase in dengue cases among five districts in Penang as of Dec 30 last year.

The district documented 1,297 cases of dengue fever, a stark contrast to 61 cases reported in the same period in 2022.