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9.3pct increase in dengue cases, says Health DG
The number of dengue fever cases in the 42nd epidemiological week (EW 42) has increased by 137 cases or 9.3 percent to 1,614 cases compared with 1,477 recorded in the previous week.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one death due to dengue fever complications was also reported for the week.
The number of dengue fever cases in the 42nd epidemiological week (EW 42) has increased by 137 cases or 9.3 percent to 1,614 cases compared with 1,477 recorded in the previous week.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one death due to dengue fever complications was also reported for the week.
“The cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported thus far is 48,109 cases compared with 21,308 cases for the same period last year, which is an increase of 26,801 cases (125.8 percent),” he said in a statement today.
Noor Hisham said 29 deaths due to dengue complications were reported compared with 16 deaths reported in the same period in 2021 - an increase of 13 deaths (81.3 percent).
According to him, a total of 51 hotspots were reported on EW 42 compared with 53 in the previous week.
Noor Hisham said 39 of the localities were in Selangor, Sabah (11), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (eight) and one hotspot each in Kedah and Malacca.
He added that rain and hot weather are the perfect breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.
Therefore, he advised the public to check and destroy potential Aedes mosquito breeding places around the house for at least 10 minutes every week.
Regarding chikungunya, Noor Hisham said surveillance recorded a total of seven cases in the EW 42 with three cases reported in Penang, two in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya and one case each in Selangor and Malacca.
The cumulative number of chikungunya cases to date is 669, he added.
- Bernama
