Taiwan reports 32,520 new COVID-19 cases, 76 deaths
ROC Central News Agency
10/29/2022 04:15 PM
Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 32,520 new COVID-19 infections Saturday, including 34 imported cases, and 76 deaths from the disease.
The deaths reported Saturday involved individuals who ranged in age from their 20s to their 90s, the CECC said. All but eight had underlying health issues, while 43 were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the CECC added.
The youngest death was a woman in her 20s who had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, CECC spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said in a pre-recorded video.
She had congenital heart disease and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Oct. 14, Chuang said, noting that the woman died on Oct. 25 due to pneumonia with psychogenic shock and confirmed COVID-19.
Severe COVID-19 cases
Meanwhile, the CECC also reported 83 new cases classified as severe and 184 as moderate.
Among the severe cases is a 13-year-old teenager who tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 9, the CECC said, adding that the boy was rushed to emergency care on Oct. 24 after developing a severe headache.
A CT scan found that he had intracranial hemorrhaging and high blood pressure, with confirmed COVID-19 through a polymerase chain reaction test, the CECC said.
The young patient underwent surgery on Oct. 25, Chuang said.
His condition has since improved and he was transferred to an ordinary ward on Oct. 27, where he continues to be treated, Chuang added.
The boy may have already had arteriovenous malformation at birth as this condition was unlikely to have been triggered by COVID-19, the CECC official said.
However, Chuang added that it could not be ruled out that his intracranial hemorrhaging was due to COVID-19.
Regional breakdown
Regionally, New Taipei recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 infections, with 5,671, while Taichung had 4,343, Kaohsiung 3,962, Taoyuan 3,282, Taipei 2,987 and Tainan 2,819, according to the CECC.
Changhua County reported 1,825 cases, Pingtung County 1,052, Yunlin County 887, Hsinchu City 760, Hsinchu County 760, Chiayi County 673, Miaoli County 666 and Nantou County 631.
Yilan County reported 516 cases, Chiayi City 447, Hualien County 425, Keelung 419, Taitung County 175, Kinmen County 105, Penghu County 72 and the Matsu Islands nine, according to CECC data.
Taiwan has recorded 7,658,580 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, including 36,304 classified as imported, and 12,696 deaths from the disease.
(By Ko Lin)
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