July-Sept dengue cases fall by nearly 36% from previous quarter to 874

There were 874 dengue cases here between July and September, a 35.8 per cent decrease from the 1,361 cases reported in the previous quarter.

- Wong Man Shun

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There was one death in the latest quarter, compared with two in the previous three months, according to the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) quarterly dengue surveillance data released on Oct 21.

Also, the agency identified 80 dengue clusters from July to September, a 37 per cent decrease from the clusters identified from April to June. Among the 80 clusters identified, 72 were closed in the same period.

There was also a decrease in the number of mosquito breeding habitats detected by NEA in the latest quarter — the more than 3,700 habitats discovered marked a decrease of about 34 per cent compared with the previous three months.

Overall, there have been fewer dengue cases in 2025 up till Oct 11, compared with the same period in 2024 — 3,527 in 2025 versus 12,476 in 2024, according to the latest Ministry of Health weekly infectious disease bulletin.