On September 7, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 41,296 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Of the 41,296 new cases, 41,021 are domestic and 275 are imported. The CECC announced 26 deaths today.
Regarding the 41,021 new domestic cases, 18,739 are male and 22,273 are female, while the gender of the other nine cases is under investigation. They range in age from under five to above 90 years. Of those domestic cases, 9,011 were reported in New Taipei City, 5,684 in Taipei City, 4,995 in Taichung City, 4,638 in Taoyuan City, 2,790 in Kaohsiung City, 2,310 in Tainan City, 1,622 in Changhua County, 1,291 in Hsinchu County, 1,220 in Hsinchu City, 1,017 in Miaoli County, 998 in Pingtung County, 842 in Keelung City, 841 in Yilan County, 790 in Hualien County, 784 in Yunlin County, 601 in Nantou County, 541 in Chiayi County, 375 in Chiayi City, 314 in Taitung County, 190 in Penghu County, 149 in Kinmen County, and 18 in Lienchiang County.
Regarding the 26 deaths from domestic cases announced today, they were 11 men and 15 women ranging in age from 40 to above 90 years. They were severe cases.
Regarding the 275 imported cases, they all arrived in Taiwan between August 7 and September 6, 2022.
The CECC reported that a total of 16,553,985 cases related to COVID-19 have been reported in Taiwan among which COVID-19 has been ruled out in 11,000,571. Of these reported cases, infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in 5,544,974 cases. Of the 5,544,974 confirmed cases, 29,654 are imported; 5,515,266 are domestic; 36 are naval crew members aboard the Panshi fast combat support ship; 3 are infections on an aircraft; 1 case has an unknown source of infection; 14 cases' sources of infection are being investigated. There have been a cumulative total of 10,141 COVID-19 deaths since 2020; of the 10,141 deaths, 10,125 are from domestic cases and the other 16 are from imported cases.