Taiwan reports 72 new COVID-19 cases, including 40 domestic
ROC Central News Agency
02/05/2022 02:53 PM
Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) Taiwan reported 72 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 40 domestically transmitted, 32 originating abroad, and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The new domestic cases involved nine men and 31 women ranging in age from under 5 years old to their 80s, the CECC said.
Of the 40 domestically transmitted infections, four were fully vaccinated or had received booster shots, the epidemic center said, noting that two received only one COVID-19 jab while the remaining cases involved individuals who were unvaccinated or are still being investigated to confirm their vaccination status.
In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 32 imported cases on Saturday, involving people who arrived from the United States, Japan, the Philippines, Switzerland, France, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Canada and India.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 19,101 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,183 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported on Saturday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the country remains at 851.
(By Ko Lin)
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