13 January 2009--As of January 13, 2009, no enterovirus infection with severe complications cases has been reported and confirmed in 2009. In 2008, 373 enterovirus infection with severe complications cases have been reported and confirmed. Among these confirmed cases, 5 cases were still hospitalized (3 were in ICU and 2 was in general hospital wards), 354 cases were discharged, and 14 cases had died. The majority of the confirmed cases are aged between 1 and 2 years (See Table 1(pdf file)), and most are located in the southern areas of Taiwan, with the highest case number reported from Tainan County. (See Fig. 1(pdf file))

During week 2 (January 7 to January 13), no case was newly confirmed. (See Fig. 2(pdf file))