Taiwan reports 44,884 new COVID-19 cases, 33 deaths
ROC Central News Agency
10/18/2022 03:37 PM
Taipei, Oct. 18 (CNA) Taiwan reported 44,884 new COVID-19 infections and 33 deaths from the disease Tuesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The 44,884 newly reported infections were up 8.4 percent from the same day last week, the CECC said in a statement. Week-to-week rather than day-to-day comparisons are used because case numbers tend to be lower on Mondays and weekends.
The latest figures suggest that the pandemic in Taiwan is still plateauing, the CECC warned, and it said people should continue to observe pandemic prevention rules.
The deceased reported Tuesday ranged in age from their 60s to 90s. All but six had underlying health issues, and 17 had not received any COVID-19 vaccine jabs, the CECC added.
With the 33 deaths reported Tuesday, the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country since the pandemic started in early 2020 stands at 11,994.
The steady number of COVID-19 deaths per day in recent weeks has pushed the disease's death rate in Taiwan to 501.30 deaths per million population, according to Our World in Data.
The ratio was higher than that for Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand among Asia-Pacific economies.
The CECC also reported 33 cases classified as moderate and 69 as severe, without any severe cases among children under 12 years old.
Regional breakdown
On Tuesday, New Taipei reported the highest number of new COVID-19 infections, with 7,920, while Taichung had 5,835, Kaohsiung 5,375, Taipei 4,504, Tainan 3,902, and Taoyuan 3,893, according to the CECC.
Changhua County had 2,587 cases, Pingtung County 1,551, Yunlin County 1,163, Hsinchu County 1,063, Miaoli County 996, Chiayi County 972, Yilan County 861, and Nantou County 849.
Hsinchu City reported 836 cases, Chiayi City 671, Keelung City 633, Hualien County 587, Taitung County 302, Kinmen County 185, Penghu County 141, and the Matsu Islands 29, according to CECC data.
Taiwan has recorded 7,257,592 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 35,832 classified as imported cases.
(By Chao Yen-hsiang)
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