Dzulkefly: Drastic spike in dengue cases in the country this year


SHAH ALAM, 27 Ogos -- Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad berucap pada Majlis Perasmian '13th Ministry of Health-Academy of Medicine Malaysia (MOH-AMM) Scientific Meeting and the 21th NIH Scientific Seminar' di Institut Kesihatan Negara (NIH) Setia Alam hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

BUTTERWORTH: The number of dengue cases in the country has shot up drastically by 81.8% to 93,344 cases in the last nine months compared with last year, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic).

There was an increase of 42,007 cases over the same period last year, he said. A total of 51,337 cases were reported last year.

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