KUCHING: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the state rose sharply on Monday to more than double that of Sunday. It went from 44 new cases to 109 new cases on Monday, according to data from the state’s Health Department’s HFMD Ops Room.
The dramatic increase was believed to be due to cases that were detected with the opening of school after a one-week break.
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