Dengue cases drop slightly, three deaths recorded in ME49, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue fever cases dropped by 1.3% to 2,948 cases in the 49th Epidemiological Week (ME49) from Dec 3 to Dec 9, compared with 2,988 cases reported in the previous week.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the cumulative number of dengue cases this year up to ME49 was 114,365 cases compared to 60,110 cases in the same period in 2022, an increase of 54,255 cases or 90.3%.

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