Taiwan reported 31,462 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, all but 98 of which were domestic infections, and 105 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The deceased ranged in age from the 30s to over 90. Forty-five of those who died were not inoculated with any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 101 had chronic illnesses or other severe diseases, the CECC said.
Severe, moderate infections
Among the four deceased who had no chronic illnesses or severe diseases, three did not get any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, while one had gotten one shot, the CECC said.
Also on Thursday, the CECC said that 91 previously reported COVID-19 cases had become severe, while 152 other individuals had developed moderate symptoms.
Among the new severe cases were two children who had been diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), and one child who developed pneumonia, it said.
Of the 3,934,355 domestic cases reported in Taiwan this year, 7,536 have been classified as severe infections and 9,809 as moderate, accounting for 0.19 percent and 0.25 percent of the total, respectively, according to CECC data as of July 6.
In all other cases, the infected individuals were either asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, the CECC said.
Regional breakdown
On Thursday, New Taipei recorded the highest number of domestic cases with 5,121, followed by Taichung with 4,081, and Kaohsiung with 3,442. Taoyuan reported 3,141 new cases, Taipei 2,948, Tainan 2,507, Changhua County 1,823, Pingtung County 1,224, Yunlin County 813, Miaoli County 798, and Hsinchu County 748.
Yilan County reported 700 cases, Chiayi County 650, Nantou County 624, Hualien County 591, Hsinchu City 576, Keelung 453, Taitung County 387, Chiayi City 337, Penghu County 201, Kinmen County 181, and the Matsu islands 18.
To date, Taiwan has recorded 3,995,621 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 3,980,293 domestic infections.
With the 105 deaths reported Thursday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 fatalities in the country rose to 7,328.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel