211 new HFMD cases reported

NST: Another 211 suspected cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been detected among children below five in the State.
This brings the total number of cases to 2,361 since the outbreak of the disease this year.
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan said 51 children, including one in critical condition, were warded at government hospitals.
He added that the number of deaths remained at four, including one who was confirmed positive with the deadly Enterovirus 71 (EV71) virus.
Dr Chan, who is also the State Disaster and Relief Management Committee chairman, said two children in critical condition two days ago were now out of danger and had been discharged from hospital.
On the large number of suspected cases reported daily over the last few days, he said they had been registering an average of over 200 suspected cases.
Yesterday, the Federal Health Ministry ordered a total of 488 kindergartens and nurseries in Sarawak to shut down for two weeks to contain the spread of the HFMD among children.