Currently, around 65 cases of dengue fever are being detected in the city every week, up 20 percent against last week. In the next few months, the number of the cases is expected to continue to rise in Thu Duc, Tan Phu, Binh Tan and Binh Chanh.

The city's health department has advised on drastic measures to prevent dengue fever in the rainy season and has asked all localities and medical centres work together and clean up the environment and eradicate mosquitoe larvae.

The city's Children Hospital No 1 has treated 57 cases of dengue fever as of June 4.