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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3,488 dengue cases with six deaths were recorded in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya from January until July 21, said KL and director of Putrajaya Health Dr. Zainudin Abdul Wahab.
He said that the number was the number of cases registered is the highest of last week with 278 cases, against 224 cases the previous week, an increase of 54 cases (24.1%).
He recounted Bernama during an integrated exercise of "gotong-royong" (self-help) against dengue that was initiated by the MP for Batu P. Prabakaran in Kepong, here today # 39; hui.
Paul Iong Choo Kiong, chairman of the New Villages Committee, said that dengue cases in the state have shown a significant drop from 1,739 cases from January to July, compared with 4,318 cases during the past two decades. correspondent
Yong said the sharp drop was due to public awareness as well as the efforts of local authorities in treating the disease.
"What we can say is that people are more aware of the danger of dengue fever." In Bukit Mertajam, Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Lee Boon Chye, said that There has been a 10-20% increase in cases of dengue fever every week since May in the whole country due to dengue cases, he said the situation was expected because when the weather was warm and rainy, the number of Aedes larvae would also increase.
"Overall, dengue cases fell from 31.5% from January to Yesterday, compared to the corresponding period of the year. Last year, the number of deaths also dropped from 131 last year to 61 this year.
"But there has been an upward trend since May because of the rainy and hot weather, and when the weather is warm, the larvae will hatch into mosquitoes," he told reporters after the launch. from mega gotong-royong to Taman Pauh Indah. – Bernama
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