THE number of dengue cases in the fourth epidemiological week of this year (January 22-28) dropped by 17.6% to 1,910 cases from 2,319 cases the previous week, with one fatality recorded.
Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported this year is 8,968 cases, compared with 2,948 during the same period last year, and that this is an increase of 204.2% (6,020 cases).