Taiwan reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, including 2 domestic
ROC Central News Agency
03/07/2022 02:40 PM
Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan reported 29 new COVID-19 cases -- two domestically transmitted and 27 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease on Monday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The new domestic patients are all connected to a cluster involving a buffet restaurant in Kaohsiung and a tour group, the CECC said.
Both had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Update: CECC finds link between Kaohsiung COVID-19 cluster, previous cases
The figures do not include imported cases reclassified as domestic ones, nor retroactively removed cases. As of March 7, Taiwan recorded 861 domestic cases in 2022, while the total number of imported cases rose to 5,351 from 2,375 on Dec. 31.
In addition to the domestic cases, the CECC also reported 27 imported cases on Monday, 13 of them travelers who tested positive on arrival in Taiwan. The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 20,869 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,464 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported Monday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remained at 853.
(By Chiang Yi-ching)
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1. More doses of the Moderna and Pfizer-BNT vaccine have been administered in Taiwan than the government has officially received because recipients of the Moderna booster shot are given half the standard dose of the first and second jab, while medical workers can sometimes get more than the standard number of shots from a Pfizer-BNT vial. 2. Information about the booster dose and additional dose can be found at https://t.ly/4ZuW
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