Since January – May 2022, There Are 727 Cases Of Dengue Fever In South Jakarta

Officers carry out fogging to anticipate the spread of the Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) outbreak (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Hundreds of people from 10 sub-districts in South Jakarta (South Jakarta) have dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). That number was recorded throughout January to May 2022.

Head of the South Jakarta Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Section, Fitria Ramdhita said the total number from January to May reached 727 cases.

"The number of cases found in 10 sub-districts in the South Jakarta area. Accumulated from January to May 2022, the total DHF cases were 727 cases," Fitria said when confirmed, Friday, June 10.

Fitria detailed the number of dengue cases in her region for January, which was 184 cases. While in February as many as 53 people were affected by the disease.

"There were 237 cases of dengue fever in the South Jakarta area in January and February 2022. This means that currently there are an additional 490 cases of dengue fever until May 2022," he said.

He revealed that the number of cases had increased throughout 2021. It was recorded that 600 people had been infected with dengue.

"The 727 cases that occurred in January-May 2022 have also exceeded the records of people infected with DHF in 2021," he concluded.