Want China Times
Date: 2015-10-29
By: CNA

Kaohsiung reported the highest number of new dengue fever infections in a single day

Local government workers in Kaoshiung working to stop the spread of dengue fever, Oct. 5. (File photo/Lin Ya-hui)

Tuesday since dengue fever season began in May as the outbreak continues to intensify in the southern Taiwan city, the national Centers for Disease Control said Wednesday.

Kaohsiung had 248 new cases on Tuesday, while 110 new cases were reported in neighboring Tainan, where the epidemic shows signs of abating after having been concentrated there since late August, the agency said.

Nationwide, the number of dengue fever patients reached 28,101 after an increase of 365 cases on Tuesday, CDC data showed.     [FULL  STORY]