Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement yesterday, said six deaths were also reported last week, four of which were in Kelantan, and one each in Pahang and Selangor.

He said seven states recorded an increase in dengue cases, namely Selangor with 117 cases, Kelantan (36), Negeri Sembilan (32), Johor (25), Malacca (21), Terengganu (seven) and Kedah (five).

Meanwhile, he said the cumulative cases of dengue from January up to Aug 13 stood at 69,400 cases compared to 75,795 cases reported during the corresponding period last year.

Dr Noor Hisham said six deaths due to dengue reported in Week 32 brought the total number of deaths to 153 compared to 212 deaths during the corresponding period last year.

Dr Noor Hisham said the number of localities where dengue was still active dropped from 661 to 635 in Week 32, while the number of hotspots increased to 90 from 85 previously.

Meanwhile, he said 715 blood samples were tested for the Zika virus by the National Public Health Laboratory and the Institute for Medical Research until Aug 13, but it was not detected.

No visitors were detected for Zika virus during health screenings conducted at several immigration checkpoints in the country, he added.