In the first reported dengue fatality of 2016, a 47-year-old man who stayed in the dengue-ridden neighbourhood of Marsiling Rise succumbed to his illness and passed away last Friday.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) noted that he had been staying in an area located within an active ten-case dengue cluster, which had been undergoing vector control operations. NEA officers have so far destroyed six counts of mosquito breeding — five of which were found in residential premises and one in common areas.
They also brought to attention the increase in the Aedes mosquito population due to the warmer climate brought by the El Niño phenomenon, aiding the breedings and spread of the virus.