Taiwan reported 384 new local cases of COVID-19 on Friday. That’s the highest daily total of 2022.
More than a third of the people confirmed with COVID on Friday are from New Taipei City, with 146 testing positive there. In southern Taiwan, Kaohsiung saw 58 people diagnosed with the disease. Taipei was the next highest, with 54 people infected.
The numbers of people with COVID in other cities and counties are as follows:
Keelung: 31
Taoyuan: 25
Hualien County: 24
Hsinchu County: 9
Hsinchu City: 8
Pingtung: 7
Tainan: 5
Yilan County: 5
Taichung: 4
Yunlin: 3
Miaoli County: 2
Changhua County: 1
Chiayi City: 1
Taitung County: 1
Taiwan also recorded 123 imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday. There were no deaths reported.