Guangdong reports 2,940 cases of Chikungunya fever

Guangdong province has reported 2,940 new local cases of Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, in the past seven days to Saturday, with no serious or death cases.

The new cases include 2,882 in Foshan, 22 in Guangzhou and 18 in Zhongshan, with the rest reported in nine other cities, according to the provincial public health authorities.

By Saturday, 4,824 Chikungunya fever cases had been detected in Guangdong in this round of outbreak, all suffering mild conditions. 3,224 of them had been cured and discharged from the hospital or from medical observation.

Campaigns of fighting mosquitoes are going on across the province to curb the spread of the disease.