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Dengue infections up for seven straight weeks
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...ases-seven-consecutive-weeks-increase-4067886SINGAPORE: More than 400 dengue infections were reported in the week ending Jan 20, marking the seventh consecutive week of increase, newly released data by the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed on Tuesday (Jan 23).
NEA said it identified 308 clusters from October to December, of which 269 were closed in the same period. The number of clusters identified increased by about six per cent compared with the previous quarter.
Additionally, 5,200 mosquito breeding habitats were detected in the same period, an increase of 15 per cent from the previous quarter.