THE number of dengue fever cases dropped by 6.8% to 2,271 in the 41st Epidemiological Week (ME41) from October 8 to 14, against 2,436 the previous week.

Health director-general Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, in a statement, said no deaths were reported as a result of dengue fever complications in ME41.

He said the cumulative number of dengue cases reported up to ME41 increased by 102.6% to 94,181 against 46,495 for the same period last year.

“A total of 67 deaths due to dengue fever complications have been reported compared with 28 for the same period in 2022,” he said.

Radzi said the number of hotspots in ME41 increased to 79 against 70 localities the previous week, with 57 in Selangor, 11 in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, five in Perak, two each in Negri Sembilan and Sarawak and one locality each in Pahang and Kelantan.

On chikungunya surveillance, he said one case was recorded in ME41, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 176, while for zika surveillance, 2,741 blood samples and 271 urine samples were screened, all with negative results.

The public can get the latest information related to dengue fever on iDengue. – Bernama, October 20, 2023.