Taiwan reports 73 new COVID-19 cases, including eight domestic infections
ROC Central News Agency
02/19/2022 02:46 PM
Taipei, Feb. 19 (CNA) Taiwan reported 73 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, consisting of eight domestically transmitted infections and 65 originating from overseas, with no new deaths from the disease, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
Of the new domestic cases, one was a nurse working at a quarantine hotel, while others have been linked to known clusters involving a gravel supplier in Kaohsiung and a religious group gathering in Taipei on Feb. 13, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said during the CECC's press briefing.
One of the eight new domestic cases was classified as a breakthrough infection, while three people who were infected were unvaccinated, including two children under the age of 10 who are not eligible for the vaccine in Taiwan. The CECC said it was still looking into the vaccination status of the remaining four cases.
Update: CECC focusing on two new COVID-19 cases of unknown origin
The figures do not include imported cases reclassified as domestic ones, nor retroactively removed cases. As of Feb. 19, Taiwan recorded 774 domestic and 2,131 imported COVID-19 cases in 2022.
In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 65 imported cases on Saturday, of which 31 were discovered when they arrived at the airport on Friday, while the remainder involved people who entered Taiwan as early as Jan. 18.
The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 19,937 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,377 domestically-transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported on Saturday, the number of people confirmed to have died from COVID-19 in the country remained at 852.
(By Kay Liu)
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