Johor records 2,699 dengue cases so far this year


JOHOR BARU: Johor recorded an increase in dengue cases in epidemiology week 18 (ME18) with 2,699 cumulative cases this year compared with 509 cases in the corresponding period in 2022.

State health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said 973 (36.1%) were epidemic locality cases while 1,762 (63.9%) were non-epidemic locality cases.

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