Record Daily Covid Caseload Hits Taiwan
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2022-04-28 HKT 15:47
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The daily number of confirmed domestic Covid-19 cases in Taiwan has topped 10,000 for the first time, in line with predictions, and health officials warned that infections would continue to rise.
The island on Thursday reported 11,353 new local cases.
New Taipei City accounted for more than 4,500 of the latest infections, followed by Taipei with 2,424.
Two more people have died.
Officials believe Taiwan is still in the phase where infections would keep increasing.
The island has reported a spike in cases since the start of the year, totalling 51,504 so far.
Taiwan has reported 88,446 infections since the pandemic began more than two years ago, and 860 deaths. (Additional reporting by Reuters)
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