{"id":15877,"date":"2022-12-22T18:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T10:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15877"},"modified":"2022-12-22T18:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T10:45:55","slug":"dengue-cases-up-4-2-pct-last-week-health-dg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15877","title":{"rendered":"Dengue cases up 4.2 pct last week – Health DG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22<\/strong> —\u00a0The number of dengue fever cases in the 50th Epidemiological\u00a0Week of 2022\u00a0(ME50\/22) from Dec 11 to 17\u00a0increased by 4.2 per cent to\u00a01,950 cases compared to 1,871 in the previous week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement today, said five deaths due to dengue fever complications were also reported during the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported so far is 62,060 cases compared to 25,161 cases for the corresponding period in 2021, an increase of 146.7 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At the same time, a total of 49 deaths due to dengue complications were also reported, compared to 19 deaths during the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome 58 hotspot localities were reported this week, 32 of which were in Selangor, Sabah (16), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (six) and Penang (four),\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding chikungunya, Dr Noor Hisham said 22 cases were reported in ME50\/22, with 12 cases in Penang, Perak (five), Negeri Sembilan (two) and one case each in Selangor, Melaka and Terengganu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs for Zika surveillance, a total of 2,132 blood samples and 18 urine samples were screened, and the results were all negative,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham advised the public, especially those in flood-hit areas, to take precautions to prevent dengue fever cases from increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose taking shelter at relief centres need to ensure cleanliness and dispose of garbage properly in the allocated areas.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo prevent mosquito bites, wear\u00a0long-sleeved clothes and long pants while in the relief centre and use repellants on exposed body parts,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Noor Hisham also suggested that the community conduct gotong-royong once the floods have receded to maintain the cleanliness of homes and the environment, and to ensure that residential areas do not become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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