More dengue and chikungunya cases recorded this month

A total of 478 cases of dengue fever were recorded by the Health Ministry from Sept 6 to 12, an increase of 68 cases or 17 per cent from the previous week which recorded 410 cases.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican, in a statement here said, nine states recorded an increase in the number of dengue cases for the week from Sept 6 to 12.

They are Pahang (83 per cent), Sarawak (67 per cent), Sabah (67 per cent), Kedah (43 per cent), Terengganu (38 per cent), Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (33 per cent), Malacca (11 per cent), Selangor (six per cent) and Penang (four per cent).