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According to data from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the influenza epidemic in Taiwan remains stable and is still in its prevalent period.
In week 38 (September 20-26), there were 138,654 outpatient and emergency room visits for influenza-like illnesses, a slight decrease of 3.2% compared to the previous week, mainly due to outpatient closures during the long weekend.
Additionally, last week (September 22-28), there were 87 new severe cases of influenza (80 H1N1, 1 H3N2, and 6 untyped A cases) and 30 deaths (all H1N1).
Laboratory surveillance data shows that the influenza virus currently circulating in the community is predominantly type A, with type A H1N1 accounting for 87.7%.
This flu season (2015-2016) saw a cumulative total of 1,673 severe cases (1,041 H1N1, 510 H3N2, 32 unclassified H1N1, and 90 H1N1) and 334 deaths (206 H1N1, 106 H3N2, 10 unclassified H1N1, and 12 H1N1).
The majority of severe cases were among those aged 65 and above (65.9%) and those with a history of chronic illnesses (83.4%). 67.7% of patients had not received the flu vaccine this season.
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, while the number of cases in Taiwan has decreased, it remains in an epidemic period.
In week 38 (September 20-26), there were 10,502 outpatient and emergency room visits related to COVID-19, a 28.4% decrease compared to the previous week (September 13-19).
Last week (September 22-28), there were 33 new severe cases and 14 new deaths.
Since October 2025, there have been a total of 756 cases of COVID-19 complicated by severe illness, of which 147 have died.
The majority of severe cases are among the elderly aged 65 and above (73.7%) and those with a history of chronic diseases (82.9%). 83.6% of these cases have not received the COVID-19 vaccine this season.
In the past four weeks, the most prevalent local case variants have been PQ.16.1.1 and NB.1.8.1.
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