SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has been notified of five dengue deaths so far in 2020, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Monday, as it warned that the number of infection cases has surged recently.
The five fatalities were of ages ranged between 60 and 80 years, and all resided or worked within dengue cluster areas. In 2019, 21 dengue deaths were reported to MOH.
On a weekly basis, the number of dengue cases remain high, hovering around 300 to 400 cases per week. As such, the NEA called for immediate measures to suppress the Aedes mosquito population and urgent stepped-up community action against dengue – necessary even amid the COVID-19 circuit breaker period.
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