Kuala Lumpur: The number of dengue fever cases decreased by 2.2 per cent to 2,487 cases in the 32nd Epidemiological Week (ME32) from Aug 6 to 12, compared to 2,542 cases in the previous week.
Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said four deaths due to dengue fever complications were also recorded in ME32.He said the cumulative number of dengue fever cases recorded so far was 73,680 cases compared to 33,911 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of 39,769 cases or 117.3 per cent. “A total of 53 fatalities due to dengue fever complications were reported compared to 22 deaths for the same period last year, an increase of 31 deaths or 140.
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