1,498 cases from January to June in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: There are 30 active dengue hotspots in Seremban alone. Reports reveal a 22% increase in the number of dengue cases in Negri Sembilan, recording 1,498 cases from January to June 27, compared with 1,228 cases in the same period last year.

State Health, Environment, Cooperatives and Consumerism Committee chairman S. Veerapan said from June 21 to 27, a total of 82 cases were recorded.

“The cumulative distribution of dengue cases in Negri Sembilan this year is 1,263 cases in Seremban district, Rembau (56), Port Dickson (55), Jempol (43), Tampin (43), Kuala Pilah (19) and Jelebu (19).

“No death from dengue was reported in the state during the week, hence the cumulative death toll is six cases as at June 27, with the death rate at 0.4%,” he said in a statement yesterday.

“Prevention and control activities are ongoing despite the recovery movement control order in force since June 10, with ‘search and destroy’ Aedes breeding site activities concentrated at residential and surrounding areas besides larviciding, fogging and awareness campaigns.

“The community is encouraged to carry out 10 minutes of cleaning on their premises every week by eliminating areas or containers that can be a potential breeding ground for the Aedes mosquitoes,” he said. – Bernama