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Taiwan reports 39,203 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths

ROC Central News Agency

10/25/2022 03:55 PM

Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) Taiwan reported 39,203 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 imported cases, and 42 deaths from the disease on Tuesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The deceased ranged in age from their 50s to their 90s, and all but three had underlying health issues, while 24 had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, the CECC said.

The 39,203 new infections represented a 12.7-percent week-on-week drop in the number of cases, the CECC said.

Moreover, the 8,315 prescriptions of oral drugs made on Monday were also lower than the same day in the previous three weeks, showing that the pandemic has decreased, the CECC stated.

On Tuesday, the CECC also reported 22 cases that were newly classified as moderate and 31 as severe, including a 9-year-old boy who had gotten two vaccine doses.

Despite the boy having no underlying chronic issues, he started developing asthma as well as other symptoms like fever, cough, and sore throat, after contracting the disease. He was discharged from the hospital after having responded positively to treatment, the CECC stated.

So far, there have been 254 severe cases in children aged 12 and under and 37 deaths in that age group, the CECC added.

Regional breakdown

Regionally, New Taipei recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 infections with 6,582, while Taichung had 5,317, Kaohsiung 4,811, Taipei 3,723, Tainan 3,670 and Taoyuan 3,403, according to the CECC.

Changhua County reported 2,266 cases, Pingtung County 1,438, Yunlin County 973, Hsinchu County 909, Miaoli County 904, Chiayi County 888, Nantou County 783, and Hsinchu City 770.

Yilan County reported 684 cases, Chiayi City 579, Keelung 438, Hualien County 434, Taitung County 234, Kinmen County 216, Penghu County 108, and the Matsu islands 18, according to CECC data.

With the exception of Kinmen County, the cases in all the cities and counties were lower than the same day one week ago, with Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Kaohsiung seeing declines of more than 10 percent, the CECC said.

Taiwan has recorded 7,515,630 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, including 36,124 classified as imported, and 12,427 deaths from the disease.

(By Chao Yen-hsiang)

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