A doctor examines a dengue patient at HCM City’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Photo: VNA)HCM
City (VNA) – recorded five deaths due to
in the , announced the municipal Preventive Medicine
Centre on July 8.
City (VNA) – recorded five deaths due to
in the , announced the municipal Preventive Medicine
Centre on July 8.
In
the period, there were total 4,768 dengue cases, up 176 percent year-on-year.
The
peak time of the disease in HCM City and southern region usually starts in June
as rains are more frequent, said Director of the centre Nguyen Tri Dung.
In
June, the city reported nearly 2,330 dengue cases, a month-on-month surge of 40
percent, he added.
The
number of people hospitalised in HCM City with contagious diseases this year
has sharply increased compared with the same period a year ago, according to
the city’s .-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
