As of Saturday, there had been 17,278 cases in Tainan and 2,636 in the neighboring city of Kaohsiung.
A total of 16,879 patients have recovered, while five deaths in the past week were suspected to be related to dengue fever. Another 53 dengue-infected patients were in intensive care on Saturday.
The public are urged to carry out regular inspections to make sure their homes are clean and dry, especially after the heavy rain brought by Typhoon Dujuan last week.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne, potentially fatal disease that mainly affects people in tropical and subtropical regions, causing fever, nausea and muscle and joint aches.
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