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Big jump in dengue clusters over just two days
Dengue infections have been rising over the past two weeks, following five weeks of declining figures.
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8 hours ago
SINGAPORE - Twenty-two new dengue clusters have emerged over a period of two days, bringing the total number as at Wednesday (Jan 8) to 108.
This is a 25 per cent increase over the 86 clusters reported on Monday.
Dengue infections have been rising over the past two weeks, following five weeks of declining figures.
There were 313 reported dengue infections last week. Between Sunday and 3pm on Wednesday, another 189 people were diagnosed with the viral disease.
The current outbreak appears to be quite severe, with 20 people dying of it last year.
Eighty-eight people had the more severe dengue haemorrhagic fever last year; this is more than quadruple the previous five-year median of 20 such cases a year.
Generally, one in five people diagnosed by a doctor to have dengue is seriously ill enough to require hospital care.
The infections appear to be spread islandwide, although there is a slightly higher concentration in the north and the east.
The biggest cluster is in Pasir Ris, with 153 cases. Of these, almost a third are in the parallel roads of Riverina View and Riverina Crescent.
Other big clusters include two in the Yio Chu Kang area, one with 134 people infected and the other with 129 cases...
Big jump in dengue clusters over just two days
Dengue infections have been rising over the past two weeks, following five weeks of declining figures.
Published
8 hours ago
SINGAPORE - Twenty-two new dengue clusters have emerged over a period of two days, bringing the total number as at Wednesday (Jan 8) to 108.
This is a 25 per cent increase over the 86 clusters reported on Monday.
Dengue infections have been rising over the past two weeks, following five weeks of declining figures.
There were 313 reported dengue infections last week. Between Sunday and 3pm on Wednesday, another 189 people were diagnosed with the viral disease.
The current outbreak appears to be quite severe, with 20 people dying of it last year.
Eighty-eight people had the more severe dengue haemorrhagic fever last year; this is more than quadruple the previous five-year median of 20 such cases a year.
Generally, one in five people diagnosed by a doctor to have dengue is seriously ill enough to require hospital care.
The infections appear to be spread islandwide, although there is a slightly higher concentration in the north and the east.
The biggest cluster is in Pasir Ris, with 153 cases. Of these, almost a third are in the parallel roads of Riverina View and Riverina Crescent.
Other big clusters include two in the Yio Chu Kang area, one with 134 people infected and the other with 129 cases...
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