Health D-G says 82,846 HFMD cases reported as of June 4

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — A total of 82,846 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported as of the last day of epidemiological week (ME) 22/2022 (June 4), said Health...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — A total of 82,846 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease were reported as of the last day of epidemiological week 22/2022 , said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

However, he said a total of 16,954 HFMD cases were reported nationwide during ME22/2022 week, a 9.3 per cent decrease compared to 18,688 cases recorded in ME21/2022. “Most of the HFMD cases occurred among children aged six and below, at 74,841 cases , followed by those aged seven to 12, at 6,520 cases and those over the age of 12 with 1,485 cases ,” he said in a statement today.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,746 outbreaks were reported in Malaysia with three states recording the highest number, namely Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya at 562 , followed by Selangor at 208 and Sarawak at 206 .

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