Taiwan reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, consisting of two domestic and 47 imported cases, and extended the Level 2 COVID-19 alert currently in place until the end of February, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
The two domestic cases are linked to previously reported clusters in Kaohsiung and the Greater Taipei area, and both tested positive in quarantine, the CECC said at its press conference Monday.
One of the cases had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, while the other case, a girl under the age of 10, had not gotten any vaccine jabs.
In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 47 imported cases on Monday, 28 of whom tested positive upon arrival in Taiwan on Sunday. The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
The CECC also announced a three-week extension of the current Level 2 COVID-19 alert to Feb. 28.
The CECC did not adjust the nation’s mask mandate nor make any other adjustments to disease prevention measures under the extension.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 19,192 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,202 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported on Monday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the country remains at 851.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel