Taiwan on Monday reported 25 new cases of COVID-19, all contracted overseas, and zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The 25 cases involved 20 Taiwanese and five foreign nationals, who traveled to Taiwan recently from the United States, Turkey, Germany, Canada, Italy, the Philippines, Armenia, and Trinidad and Tobago, the CECC said.

They tested positive either upon entry to Taiwan or before completing the mandatory quarantine required for all arrivals, according to the CECC.

To date, Taiwan has confirmed 17,095 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, of which 14,438 are domestic infections reported since May 15, 2021, when the country first recorded more than 100 cases in a single day.

Daily domestic case numbers have fallen to mostly single digits or zero, however, since Aug. 15.

With no deaths reported Monday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the country remains at 850, with all but 12 recorded since May 15. Taiwan last reported a death related to COVID-19 on Dec. 19, according to the CECC.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel