SINGAPORE: A 71-year-old woman has become the third person to die from dengue this year, amid a spike in the number of cases. The woman, who ...
SINGAPORE: A 71-year-old woman has become the third person to die from dengue this year, amid a spike in the number of cases.
The woman, who lived at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, died on Mar 23, the Ministry of Health said in response to queries from CNA on Monday .This year, there have been 2,099 dengue fever cases as of Mar 23, compared with 575 over the same period last year. The number of such cases hit a record high in the first week of the year with 207 cases reported in the week ending Jan 5. This was the highest weekly number since September 2016.READ: Dengue cases reported in first week of 2019 hit highest in more than two yearsThere have been four Zika cases so far this year - two imported and two local cases - compared with one case over the same period last year.
"We are also susceptible to Zika virus transmission because it is primarily transmitted to humans via the bite of an infective Aedes mosquito," it added.
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