A female Aedes aegypti mosquito. Photo credit: Reuters
SANDAKAN: A total of 913 dengue cases have been reported in Sabah from January to March 10, an increase of 70 cases as compared to the same period last year.
Sabah Health Department director Dr Christina Rundi said Sandakan district recorded the highest number of dengue cases at 319 cases, followed by Kota Kinabalu (152) and Tawau (72) of the total number of dengue cases in the state.
She said there were 11 dengue cluster localitions comprising seven districts, namely in Sandakan (five locations) and one location each in Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu, Papar, Beluran, Tuaran and Semporna.
After the month-long Dengue Control and Prevention Mega Operation which would end on March 15, the number of dengue cases had decreased by 96 per cent in the district, she told a press conference here yesterday.
Under Ops Mega, dengue control and prevention activities have been carried out in 112 localities, apart from inspection of 12,014 premises. Fogging was also carried out in 150 localities. – Bernama