Taiwan reported 55 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, consisting of 17 domestic and 38 imported cases, with zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Of the 17 new domestic cases, 16 were linked to previously reported clusters in Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Greater Taipei, and Yilan County, while the source of one case, who was reported in Kaohsiung but had recently come from New Taipei, is being investigated, the CECC said.

Eleven of the new cases were classified as breakthrough infections, one had received one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, while three individuals, including one under the age of 10, had not received any vaccine doses. The vaccination status of two cases is still being looked into, the CECC said.

In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 38 imported cases on Monday, 20 of whom were passengers who tested positive upon arrival in Taiwan on Sunday. The other imported cases entered Taiwan as early as Jan. 14, according to the CECC.

The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.

To date, Taiwan has confirmed 18,790 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,065 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