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Singapore: 2016 Dengue

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72-year-old woman dies of dengue
Posted 16 Jul 2016 20:49 Updated 16 Jul 2016 22:21

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Saturday (Jul 16) that they have been notified of the death of a dengue patient at Changi General Hospital (CGH).

In a joint media statement, the agencies said that the patient was a 72-year-old Singaporean woman who lived at Simei Street 1. She was admitted to CGH on Jun 22, but her condition deteriorated and she died on Jun 25.

This is the sixth reported dengue death in Singapore this year.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/72-year-old-woman-passes/2962806.html
 
79-year-old man dies of dengue
Posted 04 Aug 2016 21:20 Updated 04 Aug 2016 22:58


SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Thursday (Aug 4) that they have been notified of the death of a dengue patient at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital (MENH).

In a joint media statement, the agencies said that the patient was a 79-year-old Singaporean male who lived at Eastwood Drive near Upper East Coast Road. He had been admitted to MENH on Jul 30 but his condition deteriorated and he died on Thursday.

This is the seventh reported dengue death in Singapore this year.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/79-year-old-man-dies-of/3014714.html
 
Source: http://www.ibtimes.sg/dengue-cases-singapore-rise-again-after-two-week-decline-2884


Dengue cases in Singapore rise again after two-week decline
August 24, 2016 16:11 SGT
By Samhati Bhattacharjya


More than 222 new dengue cases were reported in Singapore in the week ending Aug 20, indicating the rise in the number of mosquito-borne virus cases in the nation.

According to the latest figures on the National Environment Agency's (NEA) dengue website, 210 and 198 cases were reported respectively in the previous two weeks. Apart from the new 222 cases, another 39 cases were reported between Aug 21 and 3pm on Aug 22.

Since the beginning of this year, a total of 10,769 dengue cases have been reported in Singapore. The reports show that the count crossed the 10,000 mark at the starting of August.

Seven people have already died of dengue fever this year, while five people died in 2015...
 
Source: http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...o-dengue-fever-at-kkh-eighth-death-this-year/


11-year-old male succumbs to dengue fever at KKH, eighth death this year
By Neyla Zannia on October 12, 2016 Current Affairs

An 11-year-old male dengue patient had earlier passed away due to dengue infection at the KK Women?s and Children?s Hospital (KKH) on 30 August this year.

According to a joint release by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA), the boy was admitted to KKH on 30 August 2016 and passed away on the same day. His death was looked through by the State Coroner and the cause of death was declared and informed to MOH on 11 October 2016.

The patient's residence at Woodleigh Close was declared an active 2-case dengue cluster on 6 September. However, as NEA detected no breeding there and had closed the cluster since 14 September...
 
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/dengue-cases-fell-to-new-low-of-125-last-week

Dengue cases fell to new low of 125 last week
Oct 11, 2016, 8:13 am SGT

SINGAPORE - The number of new dengue cases has fallen to a new low for the year, according to the latest figures from the National Environment Agency's dengue website.

There were 125 cases of the mosquito-borne virus last week - 12 fewer than the previous week.

It was the fifth straight week that the weekly figure had declined.

As of Monday (Oct 10), a total of 12,170 dengue cases have been reported since the start of the year - more than the 11,286 cases in the whole of 2015...
 
No more notifications on individual dengue deaths: Health Ministry

PUBLISHED9 HOURS AGO

Linette Lai
SINGAPORE - The Health Ministry will no longer be issuing updates each time an individual dies of dengue, it said on Monday (Oct 17).

Starting next year, statistics on dengue-related deaths will be published in a quarterly report instead.

These statistics will be made available on the ministry's website as well as the official dengue website.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...s-on-individual-dengue-deaths-health-ministry
 
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...a-urges-public-to-keep-up-fight-as-cases-last

Dengue clusters down to 12; NEA urges public to keep up fight as cases last week remained below 100
Published
11 hours ago

SINGAPORE - The number of new dengue cases last week remained below the 100 mark as the National Environment Agency (NEA) urged the public to keep up the momentum in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus.

According to statistics on the NEA's dengue website, there were 86 cases reported last week - three more than the previous week.

As of Monday (Nov 7), a total of 12,542 cases of the dengue virus have been reported since the start of 2016 - more than the 11,286 cases in the whole of last year...
 
Man, 81, dies of dengue - ninth death this year
PUBLISHED2 HOURS AGO

Derek Wong
An 81-year-old Singaporean has died of dengue fever at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

In a joint statement yesterday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said the resident of Mandai Estate was admitted to the hospital on Oct 25. His condition deteriorated and he died on Monday. He is the ninth person to die of dengue this year.

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http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-81-dies-of-dengue-ninth-death-this-year
 
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-below-100-for-3rd-straight-week/3290186.html


New dengue cases remain below 100 for 3rd straight week
Posted 15 Nov 2016 17:42 Updated 15 Nov 2016 17:50

SINGAPORE: The number of new dengue cases stayed below 100 for the third straight week last week, with 86 cases reported in the week ending Nov 12.

That's one more than the previous week, according to latest figures from the National Environment Agency (NEA).

The number of dengue clusters have also been on the decline...
 
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...ngapore-cases-fell-to-new-low-of-72-last-week


No more 'red' dengue clusters in Singapore; cases fell to new low of 72 last week
Nov 22, 2016, 10:10 am SGT

SINGAPORE - The number of new dengue cases last week fell to a new low of 72, according to the latest statistics from the National Environment Agency's (NEA) dengue website.

This was the lowest figure recorded for the year, and 12 fewer than the previous week.

As of Monday (Nov 21), a total of 12,698 cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported since the start of the year - more than the 11,286 cases in the whole of 2015.

The number of dengue clusters across the island has also shrunk steadily over the past two months, with the last "red" high-risk cluster - located at Yishun Avenue 4 and Yishun Street 61 - closed last week.

Eight "yellow" clusters remain. A "red" cluster is an area with 10 or more dengue cases, while a "yellow" one has less than 10...
 
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