Dengue cases drop 5.4% last week, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue fever cases in the 17th epidemiological week (ME17) from April 22 to 29 this year dropped by 102 cases or 5.4 per cent to 1,775 cases from 1,877 cases in the previous week.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said no deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported during the period.

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