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Health DG: Dengue cases on the rise in 6 states
Bernama
| January 30, 2017
PUTRAJAYA: Six states have reported an increase in the number of dengue cases in the third week of January.
The six are Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Pahang, Penang and Kelantan, according to the director-general of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said from Jan 15 to 21, a total of 2,053 cases were reported in the six states, an increase of 177 cases (9.43%) compared with 1,876 cases in the previous week (Jan 8-14).
Dr Noor Hisham said six deaths were reported in the third week, bringing the cumulative number of deaths nationwide to 13 for the first three weeks of the year compared with 23 deaths for the corresponding period last year.
?The cumulative number of dengue fever cases from Jan 1 to 21 is 5,592 cases, which is a 46.7% drop (4,890 cases) compared with 10,482 cases for the corresponding period last year,? he said in a statement here yesterday...
Health DG: Dengue cases on the rise in 6 states
Bernama
| January 30, 2017
PUTRAJAYA: Six states have reported an increase in the number of dengue cases in the third week of January.
The six are Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Pahang, Penang and Kelantan, according to the director-general of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said from Jan 15 to 21, a total of 2,053 cases were reported in the six states, an increase of 177 cases (9.43%) compared with 1,876 cases in the previous week (Jan 8-14).
Dr Noor Hisham said six deaths were reported in the third week, bringing the cumulative number of deaths nationwide to 13 for the first three weeks of the year compared with 23 deaths for the corresponding period last year.
?The cumulative number of dengue fever cases from Jan 1 to 21 is 5,592 cases, which is a 46.7% drop (4,890 cases) compared with 10,482 cases for the corresponding period last year,? he said in a statement here yesterday...
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