Weekly HFMD cases exceed alert level

The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the country exceeded the national alert level of 1,150 cases per week during Epidemiological Week (EW) 19 from May 7 to 13.

Health director-general Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said Selangor contributed the highest number of cases at 2,443, or 24.9 percent of the total number of cases until May 13, followed by Sabah (1,505), the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (977), Johor (915) and Sarawak (750) while other states reported around or less than 700 cases.