The unprecedented outbreak of dengue in Singapore, a dataset of spatiotemporal dengue cases covering the nationwide lockdown period in 2020

Dengue,
a mosquito-transmitted viral disease, has posed a public health challenge to
Singapore residents over the years. In 2020, Singapore has been experiencing an
unprecedented dengue outbreak. As of 7 Sep, the cumulative number
of dengue cases for this year stands at more than 28300. We collect a dataset
of weekly dengue cases with the locality of each case. Specifically, our
dataset captures all dengue cases that are reported from 15 Feb to 9 July in
2020, which covers the nationwide lockdown period from 7 April to 1 June for controlling
the pandemics of COVID-19. The locality is matched to spatial units with a high
resolution, with an average coverage of only about 1.35 km2. The
dengue case dataset with such a fine-grained resolution could provide materials
for either revealing dengue transmission pattern, or researching
on the effects of lockdown on dengue spreading dynamics. The resulting weekly
dengue case records with geographical locality are released in simple formats
for easy access to facilitate studies on dengue epidemics.