PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue fever cases reported in the 12th epidemiological week (ME) this year from March 19 to 25 increased by 14.8% to 2,469 cases from 2,151 in the previous week.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one death due to dengue fever complications was also reported during the week.
"A total of 81 hotspot localities were reported this week compared with 91 in the previous week. Of the figures, 52 were in Selangor, 15 in Penang, six in Sabah, four in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, three in Perak and one in Kedah,” he said in a statement today . As for Zika surveillance, a total of 600 blood samples and four urine samples were screened, and the results were all negative.
He said the committee involved 12 ministries including all mentris besar and chief minister’s offices and the Federal Territories Department in determining policies and strategies for the prevention and control of dengue in Malaysia.
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