Taiwan reported 11 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, all contracted overseas, and one death from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
It was the third time no new domestic cases were reported since Sept. 27.
Of the 11 imported cases, seven were Taiwan nationals. Five of them had been in the United States, one had been in Japan, and one was back from Cambodia, according to the CECC.
The others were citizens of the U.S., Honduras, Indonesia and Vietnam, who traveled to Taiwan from their home countries, the CECC said.
The six women and five men arrived in Taiwan between Sept. 17 and Sept. 30, and tested positive for the disease either upon arrival or during the 14-day quarantine mandated for all incoming travelers, according to the CECC.
The one death reported on Friday was a woman in her 60s, who had a history of chronic disease and was diagnosed with COVID-19 in May.
She was quarantined on May 22 after testing positive in a rapid test, was confirmed as being COVID-19 positive in a more accurate PCR test on May 27, was admitted to a hospital on May 31 and was no longer required to be isolated on July 23.
Though removed from isolation, she remained in the hospital until Sept. 16 to help her recovery, but passed away on Sept. 29 because of cardiovascular disease, according to the CECC, which linked COVID-19 to her death because of COVID-19’s long-term damage to her lungs.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed a total of 16,234 COVID-19 cases, of which 1,599 have been listed as imported since the pandemic began in early 2020.
A total of 14,581 cases have been classified as domestic cases, of which 14,417 have been reported since May 15, when the country first recorded more than 100 cases in a single day.
Since Aug. 15, however, the daily number of domestic cases has fallen to mostly single digits, totaling 114, according to CECC data.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country rose to 843, with all but 12 recorded since May 15, CECC data showed.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel