August 4, 2009--As of August 4, 2009, 27 cases of enterovirus infection with severe complications had been reported and confirmed by Taiwan CDC in 2009. Among these 27 confirmed cases, 23 had been discharged, 2 were in ICU and 2 died. Those confirmed cases were all under 5 except five (see Table 1(pdf file)), and 12 cases were from the northern part of Taiwan, 4 cases the central, and 11 cases the southern. (see Fig. 1(pdf file))

No case was newly confirmed in Week 31 (July 29 to August 4). (see Fig. 2(pdf file))