Dengue cases dropped by almost 18% last week

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue fever cases in the 4th epidemiological week this year (Jan 22-28) dropped by 17.6% to 1,910 cases from 2,319 cases the previous week, with one fatality recorded.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported to date is 8,968 cases compared with 2,948 during the same period last year, adding that this was an increase of 204.2%, or 6,020 cases.