Selangor records most Chikungunya cases


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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 39 Chikungunya cases have been reported in the country since January until Feb 7 this year, with Selangor recording the highest number of cases, totalling 23, says Health director-general  Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said Melaka recorded the second highest number of cases (nine), followed by Kelantan (six) and Perlis (one).

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