PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue cases for the 52nd Epidemiological Week (ME52) of Dec 24-30 dropped by 6.8 per cent to 2,715 cases compared to 2,913 cases in the previous week.
Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, in a statement Friday said four deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported in ME52, the last epidemiological week of 2023.
He said the cumulative dengue cases reported so far this year totalled 123,133, an increase of 86.3 per cent compared to 66,102 cases recorded last year.
“A total of 100 deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported compared to 56 deaths in the corresponding period last year,” he said.
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