Dengue death toll reaches 123 over 11 months

03 December 2019
Dengue death toll reaches 123 over 11 months
A view of an Aedes aegypti mosquito resting on a mosquito net at a house in Yangon. Photo: EPA

The death toll of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) has surged to 123 across Myanmar in 11 months, said figures released by the Ministry of Health and Sport, according to a Xinhua report.

The Public Health Department under the ministry said that 23,203 mosquito-borne disease infection cases were recorded in Myanmar's regions and states from Jan. 1 to Nov. 23 this year.

During the period, the DHF infection mostly occurred in Kachin state, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Mandalay and Sagaing regions.