KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,877 cases of dengue fever was reported for the 16th epidemiological week (ME16) from April 16 to 22, a drop of 522 cases or 21.8% compared with 2,399 cases in the previous week.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said one death due to dengue fever complications was also reported during the ME16 period.
"The 22 deaths due to dengue fever complications reported was also high compared to six deaths for the same period last year," he said in a statement Wednesday . Dr Radzi added that as for chikungunya, four cases were recorded in ME16 with two cases in Selangor and one case each in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
He said that during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, cleanliness of the environment should be priority because there are various containers that have the potential to become breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes.
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