Health DG: 26,365 dengue cases recorded last year, lowest in past decade

Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. — AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 26,365 dengue cases in 2021, the lowest since a decade ago and a drop of 70.8 per cent from 90,304 cases in 2020.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of deaths due to dengue also dropped significantly last year, to 20 from 145 deaths in 2020.