Dengue cases up 14.6% last week

THE number of dengue fever cases reported in the 19th Epidemiological Week (ME), from May 7 to 13, increased by 14.6% to 2,242 cases compared to 1,956 cases in the previous week. Two deaths were also reported, due to dengue fever complications.

Health director-general Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the cumulative number of dengue cases reported to date is 41,175 compared to 14,724 cases for the same period in 2022, which is an increase of 179.6%.