Singapore - The total number of dengue cases in Singapore reached the 7,000 mark as of 3pm yesterday (May 17).
This is higher than the total number of cases reported for the whole of last year and 2011. There were 4,632 cases reported last year and 5,330 reported in 2011.
There were 510 cases reported in the week ending 17 May as of 3pm, compared to 562 the week before. Of the 7,000 cases, 159 are in construction sites. That is more than double the number reported last year. Full story
