Dengue cases rose 14.6% last week, two deaths recorded


PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue fever cases reported in the 19th Epidemiological Week (ME), which runs from May 7 to 13, increased by 14.6 per cent to 2,242 cases compared to 1,956 cases in the previous week while two deaths were reported due to dengue fever complications.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the cumulative number of dengue cases reported to date was 41,175 compared to 14,724 cases for the same period in 2022, which is an increase of 179.6 per cent.

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