Taiwan reports 77 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 domestic
ROC Central News Agency
03/09/2022 02:26 PM
Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan reported 77 new COVID-19 cases -- three domestically transmitted and 74 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease on Wednesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The three new domestic cases were all connected to a cluster involving a Kaohsiung family and a tour group, the CECC said.
Two of the patients had received two or three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and the third was unvaccinated, according to the CECC.
The figures do not include imported cases reclassified as domestic ones, nor retroactively removed cases. As of March 9, Taiwan recorded 872 domestic cases in 2022, while the total number of imported cases rose to 5,470 from 2,375 on Dec. 31.
In addition to the domestic cases, the CECC also reported 74 imported cases on Wednesday, 54 of whom were 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 20,999 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,475 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported Wednesday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remained at 853.
(By Chiang Yi-ching)
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