Dengue Cases Down To 649 Last Week

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- The number of dengue cases dropped to 649 for the week ended last Saturday compared to 814 a week earlier.
Of the 649 cases, 22 were haemorrhagic dengue, said the Health Ministry's Disease Control Division in a statement, Tuesday.
The number of dengue cases in Putrajaya fell to one from four, Sabah fell to six from 20, Perlis fell to seven from 19, Penang fell to 43 from 85, Melaka fell to 17 from 32, Kelantan fell to 18 from 33, Pahang fell to 31 from 53, Kedah fell to 26 from 38, Kuala Lumpur fell to 61 from 85, Terengganu fell to 13 from 15; Selangor fell to 204 from 231 and Perak fell to 49 from 231.
However, the cases in Negeri Sembilan rose from 20 to 32 and Johor rose from 101 to 113.
Cases involving students dropped from 119 from 102 with Selangor recording the highest number with 38 cases.
The Disease Control Division also said that 51,873 premises had been inspected and 551 of them had been found to breed aedes mosquitoes. A total 284 compound fines were issued and fines worth RM43,000 collected over the past week.