TAIPEI (The China Submit) — The Central Epidemic Command Middle (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) on Monday confirmed 10 new home circumstances and 1 imported case, bringing the tally of confirmed circumstances to fifteen,582.
The brand new circumstances reported that day embody 7 males and three ladies, aged between 20 to 80. They started exhibiting signs between July 19 and July 25.
Among the many neighborhood infections reported at present, Taipei Metropolis accounted for 4 circumstances whereas New Taipei Metropolis and Taoyuan Metropolis reported 3 circumstances every.
The CECC reported that among the many 14,359 circumstances recorded between Might 11 and July 24, 12,603 had been launched from quarantine, accounting for 87.8% of confirmed circumstances launched from quarantine.
As well as, an imported case was reported at present, and in response to the CECC, case 15688 is a Taiwanese man in his fifties who boarded a ship on June 22 for work functions.
The boat docked in Taiwan on July 20 and all personnel on board had been examined. On the time, case 15688 examined adverse.
Nonetheless, as a result of 6 crew members (circumstances 15576 to 15581) examined constructive, he was requested to quarantine by well being authorities.
He later started experiencing virus-related signs together with an itchy throat and was examined once more; his an infection was confirmed at present.
As he was not involved with anybody throughout quarantine, no attainable contacts have been listed by the CECC.
As of press time, 15,582 circumstances have been confirmed up to now, together with 1,257 imported circumstances, 14,272 native infections, 36 circumstances aboard the Dunmu (敦睦) ship, 2 circumstances together with and regarding an contaminated pilot who violated quarantine in Taiwan, 1 unknown case, and 14 whose an infection sources are nonetheless being investigated.
A complete of 108 circumstances have been faraway from the confirmed infections record by the CECC as effectively. Among the many confirmed circumstances, 786 folks have died.