Taiwan reported a total of 511 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 476 new domestic cases and 35 backlogged cases. They contracted the disease between May 15 - June 1.
The country also reported 38 more deaths from the virus, a single-day high. Those included 26 men and 12 women aged 30 and over. They were confirmed to have the virus between May 15 and June 2 and died between May 23 and June 2. Of the deceased, more than 80% had chronic health issues.
The Saturday totals by city and county are as follows:
New Taipei City 229
Taipei 144
Miaoli County 66
Taoyuan City 16
Keelung City 13
Changhua County 11
Taichung City 9
Hsinchu County 7
Pingtung County 4
Nantou County 3
Kaohsiung City 3
Chiayi County 3
Hsinchu City 1
Yunlin County 1
Tainan City 1
Out of the 138 cases outside of Greater Taipei, a specific source of transmission is known for 121 cases, the source is unknown for 16, and one case is still under investigation.