Taiwan reports 53 new COVID-19 cases, including 8 domestic
ROC Central News Agency
03/08/2022 02:45 PM
Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Taiwan reported 53 new COVID-19 cases -- eight domestically transmitted and 45 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease on Tuesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Two of the new domestic patients are linked to a cluster in Yilan County, and the rest are connected to a cluster involving a Kaohsiung family and a tour group, the CECC said.
In terms of vaccination status, six of the patients had received either two or three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, one had received one dose of AstraZeneca, and one is unvaccinated, according to the CECC.
In addition to the domestic cases, the CECC also reported 45 imported cases on Tuesday, of whom 18 are travelers who tested positive on arrival in Taiwan. The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
The figures do not include imported cases reclassified as domestic ones, nor retroactively removed cases. As of March 8, Taiwan recorded 869 domestic cases in 2022, while the total number of imported cases rose to 5,396 from 2,375 on Dec. 31.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 20,922 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,472 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported Tuesday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remained at 853.
(By Chiang Yi-ching)
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