Taiwan Encounters Rising COVID-19 Cases
(MENAFN) COVID-19 infections are once again climbing in Taiwan, with close to 10,000 individuals seeking outpatient or emergency treatment in the past week, as announced by Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday, according to a news agency.
Between May 4 and May 10, the country recorded 9,978 medical visits tied to COVID-19, representing a 66 percent rise compared to the prior week.
The CDC noted that this trend marks the fifth week in a row of escalating case numbers.
Although the current figures are noticeably higher than in previous weeks, they still fall short of the 23,324 consultations seen during the same time last year.
This was confirmed by Lee Chia-lin, the deputy director of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Center, during a scheduled press conference.
Lee further reported that between May 6 and May 11, the country documented six fatalities and 34 newly diagnosed severe COVID-19 cases.
Speaking at the same media event, CDC Deputy Director-General Lo Yi-chun highlighted that infections have been on the rise for five straight weeks, with recent numbers reaching around 40 percent of what was observed during the equivalent timeframe in 2024.
Lo added that the highest point of this year’s outbreak is likely to happen in June, as the uptick in infections began a bit sooner than it did last year.
In 2024, the peak occurred in early July, when the nation saw as many as 134,000 outpatient visits in a single week, Lo Yi-chun said.
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