About 11,300 mosquito breeding habitats have been detected here in the first half of 2022, though dengue cases have been declining following an early spike ahead of the yearly peak dengue season.
The weekly number of reported dengue cases has fallen from a high of 1,568 in May to under 600 in September, while the number of dengue clusters has dropped by about 62 per cent from a high of 422 clusters in June, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Wednesday.
As at Tuesday, there were 144 active dengue clusters, according to the agency's website.
Singapore experienced early signs of a dengue outbreak in February, with weekly cases rising above 200, ahead of the June-to-October peak season.
The early spike was due to several factors, including the high Aed aegypti mosquito population, circulation of the previously uncommon Dengue 3 virus serotype, as well as warm, rainy and humid weather.
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