85-year-old Joo Chiat man second to die from dengue in 2014

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The dengue menace claimed its second fatality this year, with the death of an 85-year-old man.

The patient — who died on Monday a day after he had been admitted to hospital — lived at Joo Chiat Lane, a former dengue cluster of 15 cases, said a joint statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday.

The NEA said it had detected four instances of breeding in the cluster, all in the common areas, adding that it would continue with inspections and vector-control operations in the vicinity.

The elderly man’s death came about six months after a 59-year-old woman died of dengue haemorrhagic fever.

While the number of dengue cases reported last week has fallen for the third week in a row, the NEA remains concerned about dengue transmission, noting that more clusters continue to form in the western and northern areas of the island.

As of Monday at 3.30pm, the total number of dengue cases for the year was 11,225, with 754 cases reported last week — down from 821 in the previous week, the NEA’s website said.

As of last Friday, Chua Chu Kang had seven dengue clusters, with a total of 585 cases reported. The majority of breeding was found in domestic containers such as flower pots, pails, trays and ornamental containers in residential premises.

In their joint statement, the MOH and the NEA noted that Singapore was in the midst of the peak dengue season.