According to Taiwanese media reports, a new peak in the epidemic situation in Taiwan has appeared! The Tsai Administration's Epidemic Command Center announced today (5th) that 54,874 new local cases, not only breaking the 50,000 mark, but also setting a new record since the BA.5 epidemic, and an increase of 13.3% compared with last Wednesday. The number of cases in Japan alone has been higher than last week for 10 consecutive days; another 55 cases have moved in from abroad, with 48 new deaths among the confirmed cases.
According to the command center data, the highest number of cases in Japan alone since August was 49,540 on September 14, and it was also considered the peak of this wave of epidemic that week, but today the number of new cases exceeded 50,000, indicating that the peak should fall in this week.
As for the distribution of local cases, is still the highest in . 11234 cases in New Taipei City, followed by 7018 cases in Taichung City, 6351 cases in Taipei City, 6028 cases in Taoyuan City, 5179 cases in Kaohsiung City, and 3614 cases in Tainan City. The
command center once again calls on the public to complete vaccination as soon as possible, implement personal protective measures such as hand hygiene, cough etiquette and wearing masks, reduce unnecessary movement, activities or gatherings, avoid crowded places, or places with high risk of infection transmission, and actively cooperate with various epidemic prevention measures.
