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Typhoid Cases In Kelantan Rise By 110 Today

KOTA BAHARU, April 25 (Bernama) -- A total of 110 confirmed typhoid cases were detected in Kelantan today, bringing to 337 the number of people suffering from the disease since its outbreak in the state on April 3.
State Health Department Director Datuk Dr Ahmad Razin Datuk Ahmad Maher said 35 of the cases were in Kota Baharu, 10 in Tumpat, seven in Pasir Puteh, six in Machang and one in Pasir Mas.
He also said that the confirmed cases also included 48 people, who were previously admitted to the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM), and three others, at two private hospitals, here.
Dr Ahmad Razin expressed concern over the lackadaisical attitude of some food traders who failed to maintain cleanliness at their stalls despite directives to do so.
"We detected traders ordered to close their food stalls at night operating their business during the day," he told Bernama after chairing a special meeting with medical officers and the District Health Office, here, Monday.
Two people have died from typhoid since the disease hit Kelantan.