Taiwan's "Epidemic Epidemic Command Center" announced today (1st) that there were 35,699 new local cases, 101 more imported cases, and 121 new deaths among confirmed cases.
The "Command Center" stated that the 35,699 new local cases today include 16,548 males, 19,133 females, and 18 cases under investigation, ranging in age from under 5 years old to over 90 years old. Local cases dropped by 8.1% compared with yesterday. There are still more than 5,000 cases in two counties and cities, namely Taichung City with 5,155 new cases, New Taipei City 5,070 cases, and the rest, in order, are Kaohsiung City with 4,453 cases, Taoyuan City with 3,399 cases, and Tainan City. 3104 cases, 2823 cases in Taipei City, and 2420 cases in Changhua County. The
"Command Center" pointed out that there were 121 new local death cases today, 63 males and 58 females, ranging in age from their teens to their 90s, all of which were severely infected, and 116 had chronic medical history. 83 cases have not received three doses of new crown vaccine . The date of diagnosis was between May 18 and June 28, 2022, and the date of death was between May 11 and June 28. Luo Yijun, deputy leader of the medical response team of the
"Command Center", explained that there have been 3,738,008 local cases in Taiwan this year, of which 3,722,004 are mild cases, with a mild rate of 99.58%, 16,004 moderate to severe cases, and 5,919 severe cases have died. There were 221 new moderate and severe cases reported today, including 114 moderate cases and 107 severe cases; a total of 121 deaths were reported today between new and severe cases.
Luo Yijun explained that the youngest case was only 18 years old. She was a woman who suffered from chronic neurological diseases, was bedridden for a long time, and had not been vaccinated. She went to the emergency room with a fever on June 13 and was hospitalized on June 14. She had pneumonia complicated by respiratory failure. , passed away on June 28.
According to statistics from the "Command Center", a total of 9 cases of severe illness have been reported among teenagers aged 13 to 18 years old, including 4 deaths. The 9 severe cases included 6 cases of pneumonia, 41 cases of myocarditis, 1 case of MIS-C, and 1 case of comorbidities. The 4 cases of death included 3 cases of pneumonia and 1 case of myocarditis.
In addition, according to the latest cumulative figures reported by the "Command Center", the fatality rate among all age groups is 0.16%, and the main fatality rate among age groups is also higher. Among them, the total number of confirmed cases among children aged 0 to 9 has exceeded 400,000, and the current death toll is 17, with a fatality rate of 4 in 100,000.
"Command Center" also announced today the definition and treatment principles of new crown cases " repeated infection ". The confirmed cases have been released from isolation and treatment. "Symptoms worsened" within 1 to 3 months of the onset plus "PCR positive, Ct value If the patient is greater than 27 or has a rapid test positive", doctors can report the repeated infection through "legal transmission" and handle it according to the confirmed cases. (Lin Jingxian/editor)
