Dengue cases up by 265% in Ipoh, says mayor

IPOH: The continuous rainy season is one of the factors contributing to the increased breeding of Aedes mosquitoes, leading to a 265 per cent rise in dengue cases in Ipoh from September to October this year.

Ipoh Mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said that as of Oct 21, there were 1,504 cases recorded compared to 412 cases in the same period last year, but no fatalities were reported.