JOHOR BARU: The number of cumulative dengue cases in Johor has increased in epidemiology week 35 (ME35), with 6,896 cases this year compared with 1,965 cases in the corresponding 2022 period.
State health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said 2,787 cases (40.4%) were epidemic locality while 4,109 (59.6%) were non-epidemic locality cases.
“ME35 recorded a decline in new dengue cases with 217 cases as of Tuesday (Sept 5) against 260 cases in ME34,’’ he said in a statement.
Ling said Johor Baru district has the highest number of cases with 167, followed by Kulai (14), Kluang (12), Segamat (8), Kota Tinggi (5), Tangkak and Batu Pahat with four cases each, Pontian (2) and Mersing with one case.
“No cases were recorded in Muar,’’ he added.
Ling said there were 11 cumulative deaths from ME01 to ME35 this year compared with one death in the corresponding 2022 period.
“We have issued 3,665 compound notices totalling RM1.82mil so far this year to premises owners found to be breeding places of Aedes mosquitoes, and 62% of them had paid the fines,’’ said Ling.
On the Covid-19 situation in the state, he said there were 400,895 cumulative cases as of Sept 2, 2023, of which 397,834 were local infections while 3,061 were imported cases.
“Currently, six Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, and no patients are admitted to the intensive care unit,’’ said Ling.
He said Johor did not record a drastic increase in Covid-19 cases for the past few months, and the hospital bed usage for Covid-19 patients was below 1.0%.
Ling said the state recorded 492 cases of Covid-19 subvariant XXB as of Sept 2 with 272 cases in Johor Baru, Muar (61), Kulai (41), Batu Pahat (35), Kluang (25), Kota Tinggi (24), Pontian (16), Tangkak (14), Segamat with three cases and one in Mersing.
“The Covid-19 situation in Johor is under control although there are cases of the Covid-19 subvariant XXB in the state,’’ he said.
Ling also advised those who have not received the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to immediately register and get the vaccine to protect themselves and their families.
