2020 dengue outbreak in Singapore

2020 dengue outbreak in Singapore
DiseaseDengue fever
Virus strainDengue virus
LocationSingapore
Date2020
Confirmed cases35,315[1][2][3][4]
Severe cases54[1][2][3][4]
Deaths
32[1][2][3][4]
Fatality rate0.09%
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NEA Dengue Cases

In the 2020 dengue outbreak in Singapore, a record-breaking number of dengue fever cases was reported in Singapore. This was part of the wider 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic which also affected several neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia.[5]

A locally uncommon strain of the dengue virus — one that the local populace would be more susceptible to – had begun to reemerge toward the end of 2019.[6] This contributed to a four-year high in the number of people infected in the first six weeks of 2020,[7] establishing a high baseline for disease incidence even before the onset of the peak dengue season in the middle of the year.[8] There was a steep climb in the rate of infection beginning in May,[9] and by early July the total number of cases for the year was projected to surpass the previous high of 22,170 recorded in the 2013 outbreak.[10][11] The weekly disease incidence would reach a historic peak of 1,792 new cases during the week of 19–25 July.[9][12] This surge of infections drove the cumulative number of cases to 22,403 on 5 August 2020, breaking the 2013 record.[12] On 14 October, the number of deaths due to dengue reached 28, surpassing the previous record from the 2005 outbreak.[13]

The year ended with a total of 35,315 dengue fever cases, including 54 instances of dengue haemorrhagic fever, a more severe form of the disease. 32 deaths were attributed to the disease.[1][2][3][4]

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