Taiwan reported 34,846 new local cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
If you take into account the population of each area of Taiwan, Hsinchu County is a hotspot for the virus. More than 1,200 people have new cases of COVID there. The Matsu Islands are also dealing with a high number of infections, as is Hualien County.
Another 29 people have died from COVID-19. Almost half were over the age of 80, but the youngest was just 2. She died from severe brain inflammation four days after falling ill. Only about a third of the people who died had received three doses of a COVID vaccine.
Authorities say another 182 people are suffering from moderate or severe symptoms of the disease.
Taiwan also recorded 278 imported cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.