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Typhoid Cases Up In Kelantan

KOTA BAHARU, April 20 (Bernama) -- Thirty-seven fresh typhoid cases have been reported in Kelantan, bringing to 164 the total number of cases as at 4pm Tuesday compared to 127 previously.
State Health Director Datuk Dr Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher said 72 patients are being treated at the Kota Baharu Hospital, Tumpat Hospital (24), Pasir Puteh Hospital (24), Machang Hospital (22), Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian (17) and Pasir Mas Hospital (five).
No new deaths were reported, he told a press conference on the outbreak which had claimed two lives so far.
Describing the outbreak as increasingly critical but still under control, he said the Health Department had taken immediate steps, including conducting large-scale operations at business premises, especially in towns and surrounding areas.
Hospitals and health clinics statewide have been instructed to be on the alert of the outbreak, he said.