Sarawak posts nation’s highest number of HFMD cases


KUCHING: The state recorded the highest number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the country from June 3 to 9, at about 436 cases or 39% of the nation’s total.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said in a statement yesterday that there were 1,111 new cases of HFMD during that week, an increase of 132 cases compared to the previous week.

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