KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue fever cases reported in the 15th epidemiological week (ME) this year from April 9 to 15 increased by 2.6 per cent to 2,399 cases from 2,339 cases in the previous week.
Health deputy director-general (Public Health) Datuk Dr Norhayati Rusli, in a statement today, said one death due to dengue fever complications was also reported during the week.
She said the cumulative number of dengue cases reported so far is 33,325 compared to 10,954 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of 204.2 per cent.
“A total of 21 deaths were also reported compared to five during the same period in 2022,” she said.
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