Weekly dengue cases down 9.5%

The number of dengue fever cases in the 43rd epidemiological week (ME 43/22) decreased by 154 cases or 9.5% to 1,460 compared to 1,614 in the previous week.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement today said four deaths due to dengue fever complications were also reported in ME 43/22.

"The cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported so far is 49,569, compared to 21,707 cases for the same period in 2021, an increase of 27,862 cases (128.4%)", he said.

Noor Hisham said 33 deaths due to dengue complications were reported compared to 16 last year, an increase of 13 deaths or 81.3%.

He said the number of localities where the disease was detected last week also went up, to 56 compared to 51 in the previous week.

Noor Hisham said 35 of the localities were in Selangor, followed by Sabah (15), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (four) and one each in Negeri Sembilan and Melaka. 

Regarding chikungunya, he said surveillance had recorded one case in ME 43, in Selangor.

The cumulative number of chikungunya cases to date is 670, he added.