PETALING JAYA: There was a 50% spike in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases to 1,885 nationwide from July 31 to Aug 6 compared to the week before, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
From Jan 3 to Aug 6, 23,454 cases, or an average of 757 cases a week, were reported. This was 17.8% higher than the 19,916 cases in the same period last year.
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