Number of notifiable infectious diseases by month in 2020
| Disease |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
| Acute poliomyelitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Amoebic dysentery |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
| Anthrax |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bacillary dysentery |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Botulism |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chickenpox |
677 |
170 |
111 |
95 |
95 |
130 |
103 |
80 |
84 |
153 |
156 |
133 |
1987 |
| Chikungunya fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cholera |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection |
79 |
73 |
51 |
48 |
81 |
67 |
80 |
78 |
74 |
63 |
61 |
58 |
813 |
| Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)*† |
13 |
82 |
620 |
323 |
47 |
121 |
2066 |
1539 |
277 |
236 |
991 |
2532 |
8847 |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
| Dengue fever |
10 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Enterovirus 71 infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Food poisoning |
Outbreaks |
20 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
106 |
30 |
13 |
3 |
25 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
242 |
| Persons affected |
72 |
13 |
10 |
18 |
254 |
89 |
46 |
4 |
74 |
30 |
24 |
28 |
662 |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b infection (invasive) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Hantavirus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Invasive pneumococcal disease |
18 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
47 |
| Japanese encephalitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Legionnaires' disease |
6 |
21 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
104 |
| Leprosy |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Leptospirosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| Listeriosis |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| Malaria |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| Measles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Meningococcal infection (invasive) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Middle East Respiratory Syndrome |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mumps |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
| Novel influenza A infection |
Influenza A (H5) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Influenza A (H7) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Paratyphoid fever |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Plague |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Psittacosis |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
| Q fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rabies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Relapsing fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome |
Rubella |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Congenital rubella syndrome |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scarlet fever |
158 |
20 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
262 |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Smallpox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Streptococcus suis
infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Tetanus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tuberculosis |
278 |
276 |
286 |
278 |
313 |
360 |
314 |
297 |
347 |
306 |
321 |
280 |
3656 |
| Typhoid fever |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| Typhus and other rickettsial diseases |
Scrub typhus |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
29 |
| Urban typhus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Spotted fever |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
| Unclassified |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Viral haemorrhagic fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Viral hepatitis |
A |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
28 |
| B |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
| C |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
35 |
| D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| E |
9 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
80 |
| West Nile Virus Infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Whooping cough |
12 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| Yellow fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zika Virus Infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
1315 |
696 |
1130 |
794 |
676 |
779 |
2638 |
2042 |
862 |
816 |
1584 |
3042 |
16374 |
Notes:
*'Severe Respiratory Disease associated with a Novel Infectious Agent' has been listed as a notifiable infectious disease since 8 January 2020 and renamed as 'Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)' since 29 April 2020.
† In January 2022, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health revised the figures of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) according to the date of reporting of the cases.
Remarks:
Persons affected in Food poisoning outbreaks were excluded in the monthly total and grand total.
Information as at 10 March 2023
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