Want China Times
Date: 2015-10-18
By: CNA

The number of cases of dengue fever in Taiwan increased by 257 overnight,

A health worker sprays pesticide in Tainan, Oct. 17. (Photo/Huang Chung-yu)

with 25,131 recorded since May, according to the latest figures released by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday.

As of Saturday, Kaohsiung had reported 145 new cases and Tainan 109, the first time the number in Kaohsiung has outstripped that in Tainan since the start of the summer.

Compared with overnight increases of 142 and 178 a week ago, the numbers indicate the outbreak is worsening in Kaohsiung and slowing down in neighboring Tainan, the CECC said.     [FULL  STORY]