Taiwan reported 67 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, consisting of 16 domestically transmitted cases and 51 originating overseas, and no deaths from the disease, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
Of the new domestic cases, one was linked to a cluster involving employees at the Dalin Refinery Plant in Kaohsiung operated by state-owned oil company CPC Corp. Taiwan.
The others were all linked to a recent gathering of members of a religious group in Taipei, the CECC said in a statement.
Thirteen of Friday’s new domestic cases were classified as breakthrough infections, while the other three people who were infected were unvaccinated, including a boy under the age of 10 who is not eligible for the vaccine in Taiwan.
In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 51 imported cases on Friday. Sixteen were discovered upon the arrival of travelers at the airport, while the remainder involved people who entered Taiwan as early as Jan. 23.
The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 19,864 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,369 domestically transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported on Friday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the country remained at 852.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel