On June 21, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 75 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. All 75 cases are indigenous. The CECC also announced 20 deaths today.
75 new local cases were confirmed on June 21. (Photo / Provided by the CDC)
The CECC pointed out that of the 75 indigenous cases, 35 are men and the other 40 are women, aged between under 5 to 89 years old.
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Regarding those indigenous cases, New Taipei City reported most cases, at 38, and Taipei City had the second-highest number, at 22. Taoyuan City reported 5 cases; Miaoli County reported 3 cases; Keelung City and Taichung City reported 2 cases each, and Kaohsiung City, Yunlin County, and Changhua County reported 1 each.
Regarding the 20 deaths announced today, they were 14 men and 6 women between 50 and 99 years old.
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The CECC reported that a total of 1,077,415 cases related to COVID-19 have been reported in Taiwan among which COVID-19 has been ruled out in 1,061,624. Of the 14,080 confirmed cases, 1,165 are imported; 12,862 are indigenous. There have been a cumulative total of 569 COVID-19 deaths, of which, 562 are indigenous cases and the other 7 are imported.
The CECC reminds the public to pay attention to personal hygiene, to reducing unnecessary outings, and to avoid crowded areas especially high-risk areas. Cooperating and following these epidemic prevention guidelines will keep everyone safe.
