Taiwan reported 39,148 new local cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The area with the highest number of new COVID cases is New Taipei, with 6,582 people there testing positive. Taichung is also dealing with a high number of infections, as is Kaohsiung.
Another 42 people have died from COVID-19. Most were over the age of 80, and less than a quarter had taken three doses of a COVID vaccine.
Authorities say another 53 people are suffering from moderate or severe symptoms of the disease.
Taiwan also recorded 55 imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.