Dengue cases jump 223%

Battling dengue: A DBKL Vector Control Unit personnel carrying out fogging at an abandoned building in Taman Goodwood Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur. — YAP CHEE HONG/ The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Dengue cases in the country saw a massive 223% spike in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period last year.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that as of March 25, a total of 26,222 dengue cases were recorded, compared with 8,124 cases in the corresponding period last year.