Taiwan on Thursday reported 71 new COVID-19 cases — five domestically transmitted and 66 that originated abroad — and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The new domestic patients all tested positive while in quarantine, the CECC said. Four are connected to a cluster infection involving four schools in Taoyuan, while the fifth case is related to a cluster involving mostly members of a religious group, who had dined together at a Taipei restaurant in February, the CECC said.

Two of the new patients had received two or three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, while the other three, all children under 10 years old, were unvaccinated, according to the CECC.

In addition to the domestic cases, the CECC also reported 66 imported cases on Thursday, 28 of them travelers who tested positive on arrival in Taiwan. The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.

To date, Taiwan has confirmed 20,653 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,446 domestically transmitted infections.

With no deaths reported Thursday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country remained at 853.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel