An additional 28 cases were imported from abroad, and 159 new confirmed cases and deaths hit a new high. The "Command Center" stated that there were 80,195 new local cases today, including 37,611 males, 42,550 females, and 34 under investigation, ranging in age from under 5 to ov

Taiwan's "Epidemic Epidemic Command Center" announced today (8th) that there were 80,195 new local cases; 28 more cases were imported from abroad, and 159 new confirmed cases and deaths hit a new high.

The "Command Center" stated that there were 80,195 new local cases today, including 37,611 males, 42,550 females, and 34 under investigation, ranging in age from under 5 to over 90 years old. In terms of the distribution of local cases, there are three counties and cities with more than 10,000 cases, namely Taichung City with 11,587 cases, New Taipei City with 411,443 cases, and Kaohsiung City with 11,048 cases. The

"Command Center" announced today 159 new deaths, 105 males and 54 females, ranging in age from their 20s to over 90 years old. They were all severely infected cases, 157 cases had chronic medical history, and 71 cases were not vaccinated. . The date of diagnosis was between April 30 and June 5, 2022, and the date of death was between May 15 and June 5.

The youngest among the new deaths today was a man in his 20s. Luo Yijun, deputy leader of the medical response team of the "Command Center" explained that the case itself had a history of cancer metastasis, was hospitalized for cancer treatment, and was diagnosed with new coronavirus , and subsequently appeared Pneumonia, sepsis, respiratory failure . Diagnosed on June 3, died on June 5, had received 1 dose of vaccine. The

"Command Center" announced today that it reported 344 new moderate and severe cases, 198 moderate and 146 severe cases, including 3 children and 1 teenager. The child cases include the first case of MIS-C (children) that has been previously disclosed. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome) cases, 1 case of encephalitis , and 1 case of pneumonia; currently, there are 42 severe cases of severe illness in children in Taiwan, including 17 deaths.

Luo Yijun explained that the first confirmed case of MIS-C in Taiwan was a 10-year-old boy. The case had no history of chronic disease. On April 26, the PCR nucleic acid test was positive and the diagnosis was confirmed. At that time, the symptoms were only fever for two days, and the isolation was released after home care. Subsequently, he developed fever again on May 28, with swollen lymph nodes in the neck, skin rash , and other symptoms. The fever persisted, vomiting and diarrhea occurred, and MIS-C was suspected when he returned to the hospital. He met the conditions of fever lasting for three days, red conjunctiva, rash, and elevated inflammatory index. Because his blood pressure dropped, he was admitted to the intensive care unit on June 1, diagnosed with MIS-C and shock , and was treated with vasopressors and immune globules. After treatment with protein and steroids, his condition improved and he was transferred to the general ward for treatment on June 5.

According to Taiwanese media reports, the age group with the largest incidence of MIS-C is 6 to 12 years old. The most common symptoms are fever for more than 3 days, conjunctivitis , and acute gastrointestinal symptoms. Luo Yijun reminded that if a child develops six major symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, skin rash, bloodshot eyes, or dizziness within 6 weeks of being infected, he must be sent to the doctor as soon as possible. According to statistics from the

"Command Center", there have been 2,512,968 local cases in Taiwan this year, of which 2,504,903 are mild cases, with a mild rate of 99.68%, a total of 8,065 moderate to severe cases, and 2,520 severe cases have died. (Lin Jingxian/editor)