Taiwan on Thursday reported 11,517 new COVID-19 cases as well as two deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The new cases on Thursday, which consisted of 11,353 new domestic cases and 164 that were contracted abroad, are a new single-day high and the first time that Taiwan reported over 10,000 daily cases.

The two deaths were a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s, both of whom had been unvaccinated. They tested positive on April 18 and April 19, and passed away on April 22 and April 20, respectively.

The CECC also reported that another 23 patients had developed moderate infections and three had developed severe infections.

Of the 51,663 domestic cases recorded nationwide from Jan. 1 to April 27, 142 were classified as moderate infections and 17 as severe, accounting for 0.27 percent and 0.03 percent of the total, respectively.

All other cases have displayed either mild symptoms or have been asymptomatic, according to the CECC.

New Taipei reported the highest number of cases, with 4,552, followed by Taipei with 2,424, Taoyuan with 1,481, Taichung with 621, and Keelung with 504.

Kaohsiung reported 340 cases, Hualien County 303, Tainan 193, Yilan County 171, Hsinchu County 115, Hsinchu City 113, Changhua County 103, Pingtung County 94, Taitung County 87, Yunlin County 83, Miaoli County 63, Nantou County 42, Chiayi County 26, and Chiayi City 24.

The Matsu Islands recorded six cases, while Penghu and Kinmen counties reported four each.

Meanwhile, of the 164 new imported cases, 115 were travelers who tested positive on arrival in Taiwan, according to the CECC.

To date, Taiwan has confirmed 88,446 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 77,609 domestically transmitted infections.

With two deaths reported Thursday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country reached 860.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel