Kupang (ANTARA) – The Department of Health, Population and Civil Registration (DKKPS) of East Nusa Tenggara Province reported that the number of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the area continued to increase.
“As of this afternoon, the number of dengue cases in NTT has reached 540 cases and an increase compared to last week,” said Head of the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Section (P2PM) of the NTT DKKPS Agusthina Rospita in Kupang, Monday (24/1).
He said last week, the number of dengue cases in NTT was 347 patients with the highest cases being in West Manggarai district, namely 96 patients.
According to him, currently West Manggarai remains the district with the highest dengue cases, with the number of cases reaching 129 sufferers.
“Meanwhile, two people have died from dengue fever, spread across Sikka and Nagekeo regencies,” he said.
Furthermore, he said, until now, if sorted, Kupang City is still the area with the second highest number of dengue cases, with the number of cases reaching 112 people from previously only 63 people.
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Meanwhile, the third place moved from the previous Sikka Regency, now Southwest Sumba, with the number of cases reaching 56 people from the previous 37 people.
With the number of dengue cases continuing to increase, the NTT Health Office appealed to residents to keep the surrounding environment clean so that it does not become a breeding ground for mosquito larvae.
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The Health Office has also established mosquito larvae monitors in every house, to ensure that there are no places where mosquito larvae can breed.
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