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Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh. – File photo by Venessa Mohammed
One more person has died of dengue, bringing the death toll to 12.
There has been no increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed cases since the last update on Friday.
In its epidemiological update on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said there were 1,053 laboratory-confirmed cases of dengue fever and 12 laboratory-confirmed deaths.
The update said a total of 851 yellow-fever notices have been issued to property owners/occupiers, directing them to clean up their surroundings.
It said of these, 43 have thus far been identified for the consideration/institution of legal proceedings for non-compliance.
