Taiwan reported 70 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, consisting of four domestically transmitted infections and 66 originating from overseas, with no new deaths from the disease, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
The four domestic cases are linked to known clusters surrounding workers at a Kaohsiung oil refinery, a policeman at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, and a religious gathering in Taipei, CECC spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (???) said in a video news statement.
Since the infections were confirmed while the infected individuals were quarantined, the threat to the community should be limited, Chuang said.
According to the CECC, the cases are two males and two females aged between 20 and 50.
In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 66 imported cases on Sunday, of which 24 were discovered when they arrived at the airport, while the remainder involved people who entered Taiwan as early as Jan. 31, CECC data showed.
The imported cases came from 15 countries, including the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, and Germany, the CECC said, without releasing any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases.
To date, Taiwan has confirmed 20,007 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in early 2020, including 15,381 domestically-transmitted infections.
With no deaths reported on Sunday, the number of people confirmed to have died from COVID-19 in the country remained at 852.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel