Dengue cases rise with two deaths in EPI week 45

PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue cases rose by 214 cases or 9.6% to 2,435 cases in the 45th Epidemiological Week (EPI Week 45) from Nov 5 to Nov 11, compared to 2,221 cases the week before.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said in a statement on Monday (Nov 20), that there were two deaths due to denggue complications reported in the same period, adding that the culmulative cases recorded stood at 103,371 cases this year compared to 52,977 cases in the same period last year, an increase of 50,394 cases or 95%.