Dengue cases are increasing in Malaysia
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November 3, 2023
No deaths due to complications of dengue fever were reported in ME43 in Malaysia. - Decorative pictures
Dengue cases are increasing in Malaysia
No deaths due to complications of dengue fever were reported in ME43 in Malaysia. - Decorative pictures
PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue fever cases increased by 10 cases or 0.4 percent to 2,272 cases in the 43rd Epidemiological Week (ME43) which is for the period from Oct 22 to Oct 28, compared to 2,262 cases reported in the previous week.
Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan in a statement today said no deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported in ME43.
He said the cumulative number of dengue fever cases recorded so far was 98,715 cases compared to 49,569 cases for the same period last year, which is an increase of 49,146 cases or 99.1 percent.
"A total of 73 deaths due to dengue fever complications have been reported compared to 33 deaths for the same period last year," he said.
The number of hotspot localities decreased to 68 localities compared to 73 localities in the previous week, with 49 localities in Selangor, nine in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, six in Perak and one each in Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Sarawak.
Regarding chikungunya surveillance, Dr Muhammad Radzi said as many as four chikungunya cases were recorded in ME43, making the cumulative number of chikungunya cases to date 181 cases.
For Zika surveillance, a total of 2,982 blood samples and 301 urine samples were screened for Zika and the results were all negative, he said.
-- BERNAMA
