Taiwan reported 76,564 new COVID-19 cases — 76,517 domestically transmitted and 47 imported cases — and 142 deaths from the disease on Friday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The death toll was slightly lower than the current single-day high of 145 deaths reported on May 29.

The 142 patients reported Friday to have died of COVID-19 complications ranged in age from their 20s to 90s. Of these patients, 67 were unvaccinated, and 134 had chronic illnesses or other severe diseases.

The youngest person who died was a man in his 20s, who had a prior immune system disease and had not been vaccinated with any dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to CECC data.

Of the domestic cases reported Friday, New Taipei recorded the highest number with 11,766 cases, followed by Kaohsiung with 10,790, and Taichung with 10,651.

Taoyuan reported 7,196 cases, Tainan 6,620, Taipei 6,143, Changhua County 4,593, Pingtung County 2,951, Hsinchu County 2,139, Miaoli County 1,784, Hsinchu City 1,616, Yilan County 1,542, and Yunlin County 1,528.

Nantou County reported 1,423 cases, Keelung 1,295, Hualien County 1,246, Chiayi County 1,194, Taitung County 911, Chiayi City 708, Penghu County 233, Kinmen County 155, and Matsu Islands 33.

To date, Taiwan has recorded 2,274,666 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 2,261,514 domestic infections.

With the 142 deaths reported Friday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country rose to 2,663, CECC data showed.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel