The
number of new dengue cases in Singapore rose to 244 with 15 new cases recorded
last week, according to latest figures published by the National Environment
Agency’s (NEA) on Wednesday.
Another
44 cases were reported between May 1 and 3, Channel News Asia reported.
A total
of 7,370 dengue cases have been reported in Singapore since the start of the
year. Four people have died of the disease.
The
health ministry and NEA have warned that the number of dengue cases in
Singapore may exceed 30,000 this year, higher than the record of 22,170
reported in 2013.
This is
due to factors such as warmer conditions brought about by the El Nino weather
phenomenon, faster breeding and maturation cycles of the Aedes mosquito
population and a change in the main circulating dengue virus.
There are
now 61 active dengue clusters in Singapore, including 12 classified as
high-risk.
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