By / Fresh from Attractions.com compiled and reported
The Central Epidemic Command Center announced on the 24th that there were 20 new domestic cases, bringing the total to 215. All confirmed cases today are imported.
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Temperature screening station at Taipei Main Station of Taipei Metro. (Photo / Fresh from Attractions.com)
[Domestic Outbreak]
The 7 male and 13 female COVID-19 (Wuhan pneumonia) imported cases are aged between 5 and 60-plus years old. Their entry dates range from March 13 to 22, and onset dates from March 9 to 23. Before falling ill, the individuals had travel histories in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, Indonesia, Spain, France, the US, Thailand, Germany, Bulgaria, and Belgium.
Among the new cases, Cases 197 and 202 are a married couple who traveled to the US to visit relatives from March 8 to 18, developed symptoms on the 19th, and were confirmed today. All related contacts are under home quarantine.
Case 213 was studying in Spain. Upon returning to Taiwan on March 13, they flew on the same flight as a Turkish tour group involved in a cluster infection, and were therefore listed as a contact and placed under home quarantine. They developed symptoms on March 15 and were confirmed today. All related contacts are under home quarantine.
The Command Center stated that the other 17 imported cases are all independent incidents, with most traveling abroad for study or work purposes, and some for tourism or family visits.
[Outbreak Statistics]
As of the 23rd, there were 1,143 new reports related to COVID-19 in Taiwan, with a cumulative total of 25,746 cases (including 23,347 cases ruled out). Of these, 215 have been confirmed (Cases 196 to 215 today), comprising 178 imported and 37 domestic cases. Among the confirmed cases, 2 have died, 29 have been released from quarantine, while the rest are in stable condition and continue to be hospitalized in isolation.
Globally, there have been 366,629 confirmed cases across 172 countries/regions. The highest number of cases are in mainland China (81,171), Italy (63,927), the US (41,708), Spain (33,089), and Germany (24,774). There have been 16,272 deaths worldwide, with the highest numbers in Italy (6,077), mainland China (3,277), Spain (2,182), Iran (1,812), and France (860).