More than 10,100 cases have been reported so far this year, exceeding the total number recorded for the whole of 2023.
The threshold was crossed in the week of Jul 14 to Jul 20, when 236 cases were reported.
According to NEA's report, there were 4,090 dengue cases in the second quarter of this year, a 20.8 per cent decrease from the preceding three months.
Results of positive dengue samples tested between April and June showed that dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) accounted for 52.2 per cent of the infections.
It is followed by DENV-3, at 33.2 per cent.
In the last quarter, NEA identified 432 clusters, down 16 per cent from the first three months of this year.
Of the 432 clusters, 360 were closed in the same period.
NEA also detected about 4,800 mosquito breeding habitats in the second quarter, a 5 per cent decrease from the preceding three months.
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The threshold was crossed in the week of Jul 14 to Jul 20, when 236 cases were reported.
According to NEA's report, there were 4,090 dengue cases in the second quarter of this year, a 20.8 per cent decrease from the preceding three months.
Results of positive dengue samples tested between April and June showed that dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) accounted for 52.2 per cent of the infections.
It is followed by DENV-3, at 33.2 per cent.
In the last quarter, NEA identified 432 clusters, down 16 per cent from the first three months of this year.
Of the 432 clusters, 360 were closed in the same period.
NEA also detected about 4,800 mosquito breeding habitats in the second quarter, a 5 per cent decrease from the preceding three months.
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