PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue cases in the country has risen from 967 cases in the epidemiological week (EW) 16/2022 to 1,021 cases in EW 17/2022, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said the increase of 54 cases (5.6 per cent) was recorded between April 24 to 30 (EW 17/2022), bringing the total dengue cases so far to 12,942 cases, compared to 9,270 cases in the same period in 2021.
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