Sunday, April 02, 2006

Downtrend In Sarawak HFMD Cases

KUCHING, April 1 (Bernama) -- New hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Sarawak have been trending downwards in the last few days, with 121 cases Saturday compared to 148 yesterday and 163 on Thursday.
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan said most of the new cases were reported in Kuching (29), Sibu (16), Miri (16), Samarahan (15), Bintulu (15) and Sri Aman (13).
No serious case was reported since last week, he said in his daily update on the outbreak.
The accumulated number of HFMD cases in Sarawak since the disease was detected in early February stood at 7,628.

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