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COVID-19 (06/15):132 domestic cases, 8 deaths

  • 15 June, 2021
  • Natalie Tso
COVID-19 (06/15):132 domestic cases, 8 deaths
Senior citizens 85 years and older lining up to get vaccinated at the Taichung Veterans General Hospital on Tuesday. (CNA photo)

Taiwan reported 132 new domestic cases of COVID-19, three imported cases and eight deaths on Tuesday. 

This marked the third day in a row with the case number under 200. Health officials are urging the public to continue to be on their guard against the virus.

The deceased include three men and five women, with the youngest patient in the fifties. They contracted the disease between May 15 and June 2 and died between June 6 and June 12.

Of the new domestic cases announced on Tuesday, 62 were men and 70 were women. They began experiencing symptoms between June 1 and June 14.

The Tuesday totals by city and county are as follows: 

New Taipei City: 65

Taipei: 26

Miaoli County: 18

Taoyuan City: 12

Keelung City: 3

Tainan City:2

Taichung City: 2

Hualien County: 2

Chiayi County: 1

Changhua County: 1

As for the source of the 41 domestic cases outside of Greater Taipei reported on Tuesday, a specific source of transmission is known for 33 cases and the source is unknown for six, while two are still being investigated.

The imported cases included an Indonesian man in his 20s as well as a Taiwanese woman in her 50s and a 10 year old Taiwanese boy who had come back from Peru.

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