Dengue hits Yogya districts

YOGYAKARTA: Over 1,600 people have been treated for dengue fever here, which has claimed 57 lives in the province this year.

The head of the local health office, Dr. Zuchari Dachlan, said yesterday that the number of dengue cases this year was extremely high even though Yogyakarta always saw a high number of patients infected each year.

He said 1,290 people were infected last year, of which 42 died.

"In fact, based on our research, there is no district in Yogyakarta which is free from dengue patients." (23)