Klang Valley hit by over 6,000 HFMD cases


PETALING JAYA: A total of 6,197 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported in the Klang Valley as of Saturday.

Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya health department director Dr Nor’Aishah Abu Bakar said this is 14 times higher than last year’s number within the same epidemiology week.

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