CECC confirms 2 more COVID-19 cases; two Indonesian women found to have COVID-19 before the end of quarantine period


On November 10, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced two new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those new cases are two Indonesian women in their 30s (Case #580 and Case #581).

TheCase#580 and Case #581 traveled to Taiwan from Indonesia for work purposes on October 26 and October 27, respectively. They both haven't shown any suspected symptoms since arrival. The two Indonesian women were given COVID-19 tests on November 8 and November 9, before completing the home quarantine period. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on November 10.

The CECC reported that a cumulative total of 104,380 cases related to COVID-19 have been reported in Taiwan among which COVID-19 has been ruled out in 102,711. Of these reported cases, infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in 580 cases. Of the 580 confirmed cases, 488 are imported; 55 are indigenous; 36 are naval crew members aboard the Panshi fast combat support ship; 1 case has unknown sources of infection; and 1 case (Case #530) has been removed (Case#530 is not assigned to any patients). Of the confirmed cases, there have been 7 deaths, and 528 patients have been released from isolation, with the other 45 patients remaining hospitalized in isolation.


PublishTime 2020/11/10