On June 16, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 170 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Of the 170 cases, 167 are indigenous and the other three are imported. The CECC also announced 18 deaths today.
170 new cases were confirmed on June 16. (167 local, 3 imported from the Philippines) (Photo / Retrieved from United Daily News UDN)
The CECC pointed out that of the 167 indigenous cases, 85 are men and the other 82 are women, aged between under 5 to 99 years old.
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Regarding those indigenous cases, New Taipei City reported most cases, at 65, and Taipei City had the second-highest number, at 50. Miaoli County reported 21 cases; Taoyuan City reported 14; Hualien reported 8; Hsinchu County reported 5; Keelung City reported 2; Taichung City and Kaohsiung City reported 1 each.
Regarding the 18 deaths announced today, they were nine men and nine women between 30 and 99 years old.
Regarding the three new imported cases, Case #13371 and Case #13372 are two male Filipino sailors in their 20s.
Case #13501 is a Taiwanese man in his 20s. He returned to Taiwan from the Philippines on May 24.
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The CECC reported that a total of 937,150 cases related to COVID-19 have been reported in Taiwan among which COVID-19 has been ruled out in 914,861. Of the 13,409 confirmed cases, 1,161 are imported; 12,195 are indigenous. Of the confirmed cases, there have been 478 deaths.
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.
