Dengue threat still looms


Health Department officers taking samples to check for mosquito larvae in Bandar Baru Uda, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Dengue continues to be a problem in Johor, with 8,707 reported cases as of Sept 12, a 6.2% increase from last year’s corresponding period.

Johor Health director Dr Aman Rabu said there were also 32 dengue-related deaths this year, compared with 21 deaths in the same period last year.

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