Dengue Situation Report # 7: 9 October 2023

Overview

• The number of reported cases and deaths have shown a slight downward trend in the last 2 weeks.
• In the reporting week (week 40) 17 276 new cases were reported which is a 6.9% drop compared to the previous week (18 563). The weekly number of reported deaths was 80 compared to 97 in the previous week.
• Cumulatively 223 564 cases including 1 086 deaths have been reported since January 2023. September was the highest in terms of reported cases and deaths.
• Government plans to undertake an all-year round strategy to strengthen capacity for dengue prevention and control due to changing epidemiology of the disease in the country influenced by factors including climate and environment.
• WHO is providing additional support for case management to address the concerning high fatality.