Dengue fever cases top 5,500 in Taiwan
2015/09/06 13:05:33
Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) The number of dengue fever cases recorded since the start of the summer has increased to 5,542, with more than 98 percent in Tainan and Kaohsiung, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Sunday.
As of Saturday, 4,884 cases had been reported in Tainan, accounting for 88.13 percent of the total, an increase of 299 cases from the previous day, the CDC said.
The city of Kaohsiung has had 571 cases, accounting for 10.30 percent.
Other cities and counties have had far fewer cases, with Pingtung reporting 20, New Taipei 15, Taichung 12, Taoyuan nine, Hsinchu County seven, Chiayi County six, Hsinchu City three and Chiayi City three.
Keelung and Taipei have each reported two cases, while Yilan, Hualien, Miaoli, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin and outlying counties of as Penghu and Kinmen have had one case.
No cases have been reported in Taitung County and outlying Lienchiang County (Matsu).
(By Lung Pei-ning and Kuo Chung-han)
