The average number of hospitalized moderate-to-severe COVID-19 cases last week was 39 per day, slightly higher than the average of 35 per day the previous week, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Lee Chia-lin (李佳琳) said. One of the severe flu cases reported last week was a four-month-old boy, marking the youngest severe case of this flu season, CDC physician Lin Yung-ching (林詠青) said. There were 2,537 new local dengue cases reported last week, with 2,248 cases in Tainan, 168 in Kaohsiung, 50 in Yunlin County, 21 in Chiayi County, 15 in Pingtung County and cases in eight other administrative regions, Lee said. One of the severe cases is a 17-year-old girl who had no underlying health issues, Lin said. The CDC reported 12,643 hospital visits for enterovirus infections last week, higher than the epidemic threshold of 11,000 visits per week.
