MOH DG: 31,661 HFMD cases, 15 times higher compared to last year

MOH DG: 31,661 HFMD cases, 15 times higher compared to last year theSun theSundaily HFMD hand foot mouth disease Malaysia cases

: Malaysia has recorded 31,661 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease since the beginning of the year, said health director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah.Last week, there was a steep 349% increase in HFMD cases from the previous week, jumping from 1,676 cases to 7,526 cases.

The majority of cases were in Selangor at 28%, followed by Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya at 14%, Sabah , Perak and Kelantan .

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