PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — A total of 1,995 cases of dengue fever were reported in the 18th Epidemiological Week (ME18) from April 28 to May 4, compared with 2,237 cases the previous week.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said no deaths due to dengue complications were reported in ME18.
The cumulative number of dengue cases until ME18 was 54,882, compared with 38,933 cases in the same period in 2023.
“Meanwhile, 39 deaths due to dengue complications were reported, compared with 24 deaths in the same period in 2023,” he said in a statement today.
He said the number of hotspots reported in ME18 was 70, up from 63 the previous week, with 55 in Selangor; six each in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya; three in Perak; two each in Penang and Negeri Sembilan, and one each in Kedah and Sarawak.
He said no chikungunya cases were recorded in ME18. The cumulative number of chikungunya cases to date is 23, with no outbreaks reported.
As for Zika, he said 900 blood samples and six urine samples were screened, with all results negative.
— Bernama
