The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated Monday there were 264 new local cases of dengue fever in the country last week (August 1 to August 7, 2023)–Tainan City (229 cases). , Yunlin County (20 cases), Kaohsiung City (6 cases), Chiayi County (5 cases), Pingtung County (2 cases), Taichung City (1 case) and Miaoli County (1 case).

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Miaoli County and Chiayi County reported the first local dengue fever cases this year.

This year as of August 7, a total of 1,109 local cases have been reported, including 920 in Tainan City, 135 in Yunlin County, 38 in Kaohsiung City, 5 in Chiayi County, 4 in Taichung City, 4 in Pingtung County, and Nantou County. There were 2 cases in Miaoli County and 1 case in Miaoli County.

The age of the cases ranged from under 10 to over 90 years old, and 41% (459 cases) were over 60 years old. At present, there are 9 severe cases, aged between 60s and 80s, including 7 cases in Yunlin County and 2 cases in Tainan City, of which 3 cases were hospitalized, including one death.

At present, the first and second types (DENV-1 and DENV-20 of dengue virus have appeared in the community.