502 confirmed dengue fever cases recorded so far

By Sheetal Kumar

Tuesday 07/04/2015

502 confirmed dengue fever cases have been recorded so far.

The Health Ministry said 401 dengue fever cases have been recorded in the Northern Division.

The Macuata Province in the Northern Division recorded 371 confirmed cases and is the highest throughout Fiji.

According to the Health Ministry, the Western Division has recorded 56 cases while 47 cases have been recorded in the Central Division.

More than 28,000 people were positively diagnosed and 14 deaths were recorded throughout Fiji with type 3 dengue virus by end of the dengue outbreak last year.

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