PUTRAJAYA: Reported dengue fever cases increased to 2,461 in the 20th Epidemiological Week (ME20), from May 12 to 18, compared with 2,338 cases reported in the previous week, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said two deaths due to complications from dengue fever were also recorded during the period.
He said the cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported up to ME20 was 59,681 cases compared with 43,619 cases for the same period in 2023, while there were 42 deaths due to dengue fever complications reported compared with 28 deaths for the same period last year.
“The number of hotspot localities reported in ME20 was 59 compared with 60 recorded in the previous week, with 44 localities in Selangor; four each in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Sarawak; Kedah (three); Perak (two) and one locality each in Penang and Negri Sembilan,” he said in a statement yesterday, reported Bernama.
He also reported that ME20 recorded one chikungunya case, bringing the total number of chikungunya cases to 25 so far, with no outbreak reported.
