Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 33,184 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, all but 68 of which were domestically transmitted, and 53 deaths from the disease.

The deceased ranged in age from their 30s to their 90s. All but three had underlying health issues, and 28 had not received any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the CECC said.

The 33,184 cases were 17.7 percent lower than last Wednesday, CECC data shows. Case numbers are often compared on a week-by-week basis because they tend to be lower on weekends and Mondays than on other days.

Meanwhile, the CECC reported 110 new cases classified as moderate and 58 as severe, including one new severe case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) involving a 5-year-old girl who is currently recovering in a general hospital ward.

Regional breakdown

Regionally, New Taipei reported the highest number of new cases Wednesday, with 5,882, followed by Taichung with 4,613 and Kaohsiung with 4,205.

Taoyuan reported 3,538 new cases, Tainan 2,937, Taipei 2,864, Changhua 1,646, Pingtung 1,082, Hsinchu County 816, Yunlin 739, Hsinchu City 736, Miaoli 714 and Chiayi County 657.

Nantou had 616 cases, Yilan 527, Keelung 476, Chiayi City 389, Hualien 332, Taitung 164, Kinmen 106, Penghu 67, and the Matsu Islands 10 cases, the CECC said.

Taiwan has recorded 7,780,125 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, including 7,743,586 domestic cases.

With 53 deaths reported on Wednesday, the number of COVID-19 deaths in Taiwan now stands at 12,929, according to the CECC.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel