666.
Ask that to your Christian friends and they’ll say it’s the number of the antichrist.
In other words, it’s pretty significant in the Christian community.
But, now, this number is going to hold a special meaning for Singaporeans as well. Not the good kind.
666: Number of Dengue Cases Last Week
Last week, the number of dengue cases increased till 666, and it’s the highest weekly recorded number since 2016.
Singapore was doing pretty well until the 16th week of 2019 where it started increasing like my blood pressure.
If the chart above hasn’t clued you in yet, Singapore’s experiencing a boom right now.
Here are some numbers to put the situation into context.
In total, there are 7,483 recorded cases of dengue in Singapore this year.
That’s about 5-times the number of dengue cases (within the same period) last year of 1,481.
In fact, 7,483 trumped the number of cases in the entire year of 2018 at 3,286 and 2017 at 2,772 cases.
We’re still four and a half months away from 2020.
Five People Have Already Died From Dengue This Year
How dangerous is Dengue fever? Well, enough to kill, at least.
You’d have known that dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus that’s spread by the Aedes mosquitoes, but do you know that you can get what is known as “severe dengue”, especially if you’re old, or you’re infected the second time with a different strain of the virus?
When this happens, the victim might need to be treated in an intensive care unit, and delayed treatment might lead to shock or multi-organ failure, which can be fatal.
In June 2019, an 84-year-old lady at Lorong 6 Geylang passed away from dengue.
A 63-year-old man in Hougang died from dengue in May 2019.
In March 2019, a 71-year-old woman living in Ang Mo Kio succumbed to the disease.
While in February, two elderly men living in Bedok and Hougang died.
Dengue Clusters Skewed Towards The East
There are 48 clusters in the red zone scattered all around the island. Bad news for Easties, seems like it’s really concentrated nearer to the east of Singapore.
NEA has a comprehensive list of dengue clusters which you can find here, and here are the five largest clusters as of 16 July 2019:
- Woodlands Ave 6 / Woodlands Circle / Woodlands Cres / Woodlands Dr 40 / Woodlands Dr 60 / Woodlands Dr 70 / Woodlands Dr 72
- Geylang Rd / Guillemard Rd / Lor 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 Geylang / Sims Ave / Westerhout Rd
- Chai Chee Ave / Chai Chee Dr / Chai Chee Ln / Chai Chee Rd / Chai Chee St
- Jln Lembah Thomson / Jln Pelatina / Soo Chow Dr / Soo Chow Gdn Rd / Soo Chow Rise / Soo Chow View / Soo Chow Way / Taman Permata / Thomson Ridge / Upp Thomson Rd (Lakeview)
- Aljunied Rd / Geylang Rd / Guillemard Rd / Jln Molek, Suka / Lor 22, 24, 25, 25A, 26, 27, 27A, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 Geylang
So Do The Mozzie Wipeout
Because even if you don’t have someone at risk of succumbing to dengue, your neighbour might have.
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