There are 14 hot spots with two or more infections identified so far, mostly in the West Coast areas.
Most of the cases involve the Den-2 virus, one of the two common types found in Singapore.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) maintains that weekly fluctuations in cases are to be expected in the normal course of the disease.
But with the coming warm weather likely to increase the mosquito population, South West District Mayor Amy Khor has expressed concern over a possible surge in dengue cases in the next few months.
Anticipating this, the South West Community Development Council swung into action, launching an anti- dengue initiative at Clementi Avenue 5 on Wednesday.
It is working with the NEA, town councils, grassroots organisations and schools.
The main thrust of the initiative is to prevent mosquitoes from finding fertile breeding spots.
Said Dr Khor: 'The period from April to September every year is always very conducive to dengue and mosquito breeding. This year, we are launching the Mcaps Outreach@South West Programme to reduce the probability of mosquito breeding at home.'
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
