Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's eastern Sabah state has recorded 913 cases of dengue fever between January and March 10, marking an increase of 70 cases compared to the same period last year, the media reported on Sunday.

The state's Health Department Director Christina Rundi said the coastal Sandakan district reported the highest number of cases of the debilitating disease at 319, followed by Kota Kinabalu at 152 and Tawau with 72, out of the total number of cases in the state, EFE news reported.