KOTA BARU: Kelantan recorded 107 cases of dengue fever in the first nine weeks of 2019, bringing the state’s total to 805 cases with two deaths.
State health director Dr Zaini Hussin said the number had increased by 618 cases (330.5 per cent) over the same period last year.
Kelantan also recorded two new chikungunya cases during the ninth week, one each at Lorong Masjid Lundang, Kubang Krian and Jalan Embi in Kota Baru.
This makes 20 cases of the disease recorded in the first two months of the year, compared to 33 cases in the same period last year.
"Throughout week nine until March 2, 59 local dengue outbreaks were reported, compared to seven in the same period last year, with 22 of them still active," he told Bernama here, today.
Dr Zaini said his department has inspected 76,021 premises, of which 2,988 were found to be breeding grounds for mosquito larvae.
"The department has issued 465 compounds with a proposed value of RM232,500 under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975; and a total of 182 Section 8 notices were issued for cleaning up and destroying places that are potential Aedes mosquito breeding grounds," he added.--Bernama