MONKEYPOX CASE:
A Taiwanese man who returned from the US had swollen lymph nodes, a backache, a fever and pustules, and tested positive on Thursday
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By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 19,753 new local COVID-19 infections, 212 imported cases and 51 deaths, and reminded people to be aware of an online scam claiming that the government will provide a NT$50,000 subsidy to people who contract the disease.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), the CECC’s spokesman, said that the daily local caseload fell 8.5 percent from the day before and 7.1 percent from Saturday last week.
Of the 51 deaths, 32 were men and 19 were women, with 50 who had underlying health conditions and 30 who had not received a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, Chuang said.
There were 99 moderate and 46 severe cases reported yeterday, he said, adding that among the severe cases, three were diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after acute COVID-19 infection.
The three cases are a two-year-old girl and a four-year-old girl who recovered after treatment and have been discharged…
