Dengue Cases In Malaysia Rose 207.9 Percent Until Week 7 2023

Illustrations of Hemorrhagic Fever carriers (DHF). (ANTARA/HO)

JAKARTA - The Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) has cumulatively increased 207 percent of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) until the seventh epidemiological week of 2023 compared to the same period the previous year. The total number of dengue cases reported until the seventh week of this year reached 15,243, an increase of 4,950 cases or 207.9 percent when compared to the same period in 2022 which reached 10,293 cases. Meanwhile, in the seventh week of the February 12-18 period, KKM recorded the number of dengue cases reported at 2,149. This number increased by 182 cases or 9.3 percent higher when compared to the previous week of 1,967 cases. Reports of dengue cases in Malaysia, reported from Antara, Tuesday, February 21 in the 7th week came from 79 locations, of which 53 locations were in Selangor, 20 in Sabah, 4 in the Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Companion Area, while the other 2 were on Pulau Pinang. This number decreased compared to the previous period which reached 86 locations. KKM also recorded four deaths from dengue complications in the seventh week. Meanwhile, from the supervision of the Chikungunya case, there were eight cases in the same period, consisting of four cases found on Pulau Pinang, three cases in Selangor, and one case in the Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Companion. The total number of Chikungu cases in Malaysia in that period reached 94. KKM Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah appealed to the public to wear bright colored clothes and cover all limbs and use anti-communism when doing outdoor activities, especially at the peak of the Aedes mosquito bite from 6 to 8 in the morning and 6 in the evening to 8 in the evening. He asked the public not to neglect, especially when gathering together, recreation and activities with friends and family that are often carried out during school holidays. Children in Malaysia entered the school leave period from February 17 to March 18, 2023.