As of May 23, there were 538 probable SARS cases in Taiwan, and more than 60 deaths, making Taiwan the third worst affected country in the world after mainland China and Hong Kong.
截至五月二十三日，台灣的 SARS 可能病例數已達到五百三十八例，死亡人數高達六十人，成為全球僅次於大陸和香港的第三大受害國。