SEREMBAN: The country is on a national dengue alert after the number of dengue cases spiked to 9,119 in the first three weeks of the year with 16 deaths so far.
Of the 16 fatal cases, six were reported in Selangor, three each in Penang and Negri Sembilan, two in Johor while Perak and Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya had one each.
