Dengue cases drop by 8%, no fatalities recorded, says Health Ministry


PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue fever cases dropped by 8.0%, or 226 cases, to 2,582 cases in the 25th epidemiological week (ME25), which is for the period from June 18 to 24, compared to 2,808 cases reported in the previous week.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said, in a statement Thurday (July 6), that no deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported in ME25.

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