Man, 63, fourth person to die from dengue in Singapore this year

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SINGAPORE — A 63-year-old man has become the fourth person to die from dengue this year, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint statement on Friday (31 May).

The man, who resided in Hougang Avenue 1, died on Wednesday. The area is not an active dengue cluster.

The death comes as figures from the NEA earlier this month showed that the number of dengue cases thus far this year had surpassed the total number of cases in previous years. • Geylang Road / Guillemard Road / Lor 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 Geylang / Sims Avenue / Westerhout Road

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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