State Health Dept: Close to 2,800 dengue cases recorded in Kelantan last year


KOTA BHARU: A total of 2,790 dengue cases were reported in Kelantan in 2023, which is an increase of 127.4% compared with 1,227 cases reported in 2022.

State Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said that, however, the number of deaths due to dengue went down to two in 2023 compared with four victims recorded in the previous year.

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