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COVID-19 situation in Taiwan remains stable, despite uptick: CECC

ROC Central News Agency

02/05/2022 05:51 PM

Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) Taiwan reported a noticeable increase in domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, but the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said the situation remains relatively stable.

The country reported 72 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 40 domestically transmitted, 32 originating abroad, and no new deaths from the disease.

Despite this uptick, there is no indication of worsening community spread, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said during a CECC press briefing.

Of the 40 new local cases, 33 were confirmed as having COVID-19 during quarantine, Chen explained, adding that they were listed as contacts of people who had already tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to the CECC, the new domestic cases involved nine men and 31 women ranging in age from under 5 years old to their 80s.

Among them, 30 were reported in Taoyuan while the 10 other cases were in Kaohsiung, the health minister said, noting that 25 of the Taoyuan infections were linked to employees at Askey Computer Corp.

Of the remaining five cases in Taoyuan, one was a contact who tested positive for COVID-19 just before the end of quarantine, while the four others were connected to the Re-Yi Distribution Service Co., Ltd. cluster, Chen added.

Meanwhile in Kaohsiung, seven of the 10 new local cases reported Saturday were contacts who tested positive for the disease during quarantine, Chen said.

Concerning COVID-19 infections linked to three quarantine hotels in Kaohsiung, the health minister said everyone who was staying at the establishments has been transferred to government quarantine facilities and a total of 198 contacts have been identified.

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 Yang Shu-min, Chen Chih-chung and Ko Lin)

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