Taiwan reported 4,126 new local cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The single-day infection number broke the 4,000 mark for the first time.
Most of the cases were reported either with mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. However, 10 patients show moderate symptoms, while one patient aged above 60 developed severe symptoms.
Out of the 10 persons with moderate infections, six are unvaccinated with the other four having received three doses of COVID vaccine. The patient with severe symptoms also had three doses of vaccine.
Around a quarter of the people with new cases of COVID are from New Taipei, with 1,563 people there testing positive, followed by Taipei with 945, Taoyuan with 527, and Keelung with 219.
The number of cases in other cities and counties is as follows:
Taichung 171
Hualien County 138
Kaohsiung 98
Yilan County 90
Hsinchu County 57
Yunlin County 53
Hsinchu City 51
Tainan City 51
Changhua County 34
Taitung County 29
Miaoli County 28
Nantou County 26
Pingtung County 24
Chiayi City 10
Chiayi County 7
Kinmen County 2
Matsu Islands 2
Penghu County 1
Taiwan also recorded 78 imported cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Authorities reported that 58 of them tested positive upon arrival in Taiwan.
There were no deaths reported, with fatalities in the country due to COVID remaining at 856.