JOHOR BARU: Dengue fever should be taken more seriously as the situation in Johor is quite worrying, says state executive councillor Ling Tian Soon.
The Johor health and unity committee chairman said dengue cases continue to rise with 218 cases and one death recorded in week 19 .“Last week also saw one of the highest number of cases recorded so far this year, bringing the accumulated cases to 2,917. It is worrying with a huge jump of 415% compared to the corresponding period last year,” he said in a statement on Monday .
He said Johor Baru has the highest number of dengue cases with 154, followed by Kulai , Batu Pahat , Kluang , Kota Tinggi , Muar, Tangkak and Segamat and Pontian and Mersing .“Besides that, 31 new outbreak localities were identified in Johor Baru, Kulai and Batu Pahat. At present, there are 347 outbreak localities compared to 48 in the same period last year.
“More than RM1.143mil worth of compounds have been issued by health enforcement officials against those found with Aedes mosquito breeding grounds but the people still lack awareness about the risks of dengue,” he said, adding that dengue has claimed five lives so far. The Yong Peng assemblyman urged the public to keep their homes and workplaces clean by disposing of stagnant water in containers and the surroundings.
Ling also urged schools to organise gotong royong activities from time to time to keep the premises clean.
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