Taiwan reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, including 6 domestic infections
ROC Central News Agency
02/26/2022 02:35 PM
Taipei, Feb. 26 (CNA) Taiwan on Saturday reported 69 new COVID-19 cases, which included six domestically transmitted infections and 63 that originated abroad, but no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
All but one of the new domestic cases are linked to recently confirmed cases, the CECC said.
The unlinked case involved a Singaporean man in his 40s, who was tested on Thursday for his work and returned a positive result, according to the CECC.
Three of the new domestic cases had received either two or three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, one had received one dose, and one was unvaccinated. The vaccination status of the remaining case was still being checked.
In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 63 imported cases on Saturday, 40 of which involved travelers who tested positive upon arrival in Taiwan. The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
Update: Taiwan sees 6 new local COVID-19 cases, one involving marine surveyor
The figures do not include imported cases reclassified as domestic ones, nor retroactively removed cases. As of Feb. 26, Taiwan recorded 807 domestic and 2,534 imported COVID-19 cases in 2022.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 20,373 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,410 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported Saturday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remains at 853.
(By Kay Liu)
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