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Worst period for dengue cases over but NEA urges continued vigilance
Staff Writer, Singapore
Editorial Team
Yahoo News Singapore22 October 2019
SINGAPORE — The dengue situation in Singapore this year may have passed its worst period, but the National Environment Agency (NEA) is urging residents to continue to be vigilant in preventing infection rates from rising again.
According to an update in the NEA website on Tuesday (22 October), the number of weekly dengue cases has fallen from a high of 664 in the second week of July to 239 in the week ending Sunday (19 October).
From 19 July to 12 October, the number of reported dengue cases has gone down for 13th consecutive weeks. NEA said that this trend suggests that Singapore has passed the high disease transmission period seen in July and August this year.
Of the 1,267 dengue clusters notified since the start of the year, the NEA has also closed 1,192 of them.
However, the past week saw an increase in dengue cases reported, from 229 in the week ending 12 October to 239...
Worst period for dengue cases over but NEA urges continued vigilance
Staff Writer, Singapore
Editorial Team
Yahoo News Singapore22 October 2019
SINGAPORE — The dengue situation in Singapore this year may have passed its worst period, but the National Environment Agency (NEA) is urging residents to continue to be vigilant in preventing infection rates from rising again.
According to an update in the NEA website on Tuesday (22 October), the number of weekly dengue cases has fallen from a high of 664 in the second week of July to 239 in the week ending Sunday (19 October).
From 19 July to 12 October, the number of reported dengue cases has gone down for 13th consecutive weeks. NEA said that this trend suggests that Singapore has passed the high disease transmission period seen in July and August this year.
Of the 1,267 dengue clusters notified since the start of the year, the NEA has also closed 1,192 of them.
However, the past week saw an increase in dengue cases reported, from 229 in the week ending 12 October to 239...
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