Taiwan reports 1 new domestic COVID-19 case with unknown origin
ROC Central News Agency
03/04/2022 05:53 PM
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) Taiwan reported two new domestic COVID-19 cases on Friday, one a woman in Kaohsiung whose source of infection is currently unknown, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The woman, a cafeteria worker in her 30s, developed symptoms on March 3 and sought medical treatment at a clinic, said CECC spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥).
Contact tracing has shown no connection between the woman and existing cases, Chuang said, adding that she traveled with family members to Hualien and Taitung counties in eastern Taiwan from Feb. 28- March 1.
The CECC has identified 29 contacts of the woman and tested eight of them, Chuang said, adding that five have already returned negative results, with the results of the rest pending.
Meanwhile, the other new domestic case reported on Friday was linked to a previous cluster at a preschool in Taoyuan, Chuang said.
The individual is the father of a COVID-19-infected student at Midi Preschool who tested positive during quarantine, according to Chuang.
Also on Friday, the CECC reclassified three imported cases as domestic cases after determining they were part of a cluster at a quarantine hotel in Taipei.
As a result, Taiwan has confirmed 15,451 domestically transmitted infections to date, out of a total of 20,717 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020.
In addition to the domestic cases, the CECC reported 62 imported cases on Friday, 23 involving individuals who tested positive on arrival in Taiwan.
The individuals arrived in Taiwan from Jan. 19-March 3 and came from 14 countries, including the United States, Vietnam, India and the Philippines, according to the CECC.
With no deaths reported Friday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remains at 853.
(By Chang Ming-hsuan and Lee Hsin-Yin)
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