{
  "id": 2301854,
  "title": "Dengue cases soar 56% to 58,079 as nation records 55 deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dengue-cases-soar-56-to-58-079-as-nation-records-55-deaths",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/lifestyles/126414/dengue-cases-soar-56-to-58079-as-nation-records-55-deaths"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Malaysia's dengue burden has surged by more than half this year, with 58,079 cases and 55 deaths recorded nationwide up to Epidemiological Week 32. The Health Ministry has intensified efforts to contain transmission beyond the Klang Valley, with Selangor alone accounting for more than 25,000 infections. The ministry warns that the risk of further transmission remains high, particularly as cases are now being detected in several other states.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Dengue cases rise 56.2 per cent, 55 deaths recorded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dengue-cases-rise-56-2-per-cent-55-deaths-recorded",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:23:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}