Taiwan reports 630 new COVID-19 cases, including 439 domestic
ROC Central News Agency
04/11/2022 02:39 PM
Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan reported 630 new COVID-19 cases on Monday -- 439 domestically transmitted and 191 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
It marked the 11th consecutive day that new domestic infections exceeded 100 and the third straight day they went past 400.
New Taipei had the highest number of new domestic cases, with 145, followed by Taipei with 100, and Keelung with 36.
Kaohsiung reported 32 cases, Taoyuan 25, Hualien County 21, Yilan County 14, and Hsinchu County 12, while 10 each were reported in Hsinchu City and Pingtung County.
Taichung reported nine cases, Chiayi County and Tainan six each, and Changhua County five. Yunlin County recorded four cases, Miaoli County two, and Chiayi City and Taitung County one each.
Of the 3,976 domestic COVID-19 cases recorded nationwide from Jan. 1 to April 10, 15 were classified as moderate to severe infections, while the others were either mild or asymptomatic, according to the CECC.
Meanwhile, 191 new imported cases were recorded Monday, with 117 being travelers who tested positive on arrival in Taiwan, the CECC said.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 28,040 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 19,018 domestically transmitted infections, according to CECC data.
With no deaths reported Monday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remained at 854, the data showed.
(By Chiang Yi-ching)
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