From Oct. 1 to Oct. 5, 15 new confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever, an insect-borne virus, appeared in Dongguan City.
The Department of Health of Guangdong Province reported on the evening of Oct. 6 that as of 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 5, 204 total cases of the virus were reported, of which 38 cases were confirmed by a laboratory and 166 cases are suspected and await verification.
At present, all cases were mild. The patients are in stable condition and there have been no severe cases or deaths.
(By Yan Meng)
