Dengue fever instances in Malaysia have risen by 158% from January to June 3, with 48,712 cases reported in comparison with 18,883 circumstances throughout the same interval final 12 months. The Health Director-General, Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, revealed that 34 deaths due to dengue fever problems have been recorded, a significant increase from the 12 deaths reported in 2022.
From May 28 to June 3, the variety of dengue fever cases was 2,455, a lower of 183 instances compared to the previous week. Dr Muhammad Radzi stated that three deaths due to dengue fever problems were reported during this era.
He additionally noted a rise in hotspot localities, with 82 detected in comparability with seventy two within the previous week. A whole of sixty two localities are in Selangor, 9 in Penang, 5 every in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, four in Sabah, and one each in Kedah and Perak.
Regarding Elusive , one case was recorded in Selangor, bringing the cumulative variety of chikungunya cases to a hundred thirty five. For Zika surveillance, a total of 1,163 blood samples and 57 urine samples have been screened, with all results coming again unfavorable.
Dr Muhammad Radzi highlighted that the majority of patients who died from dengue issues between 2020 and 2022 suffered from persistent diseases such as hypertension or hypertension at 27%; diabetes and weight problems each at 23%; hyperlipidemia at 8%; coronary heart disease at 7%; and kidney illness at 6%. This indicates that dengue patients with persistent diseases are more prone to severe problems and death..