GEORGE TOWN: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Penang has gone up fivefold in the first three months of this year, with 3,446 cases reported from Jan 1 to March 22, versus 677 in the same period last year.
State Youth, Sports and Health Committee chairman Daniel Gooi Zi Sen said the Seberang Perai Tengah district recorded the highest number of cases (1,082), followed by Seberang Perai Selatan (700), Timur Laut (628), Barat Daya (620), and Seberang Perai Utara (416).
