Confluence News reporter Chen Junkai Chen Yijie Li Wencheng Han Yujie Chen Qiaoyun Yin Jialan Liu Yuxuan/Taipei report
On the eve of the unblocking on October 13, the local epidemic has countered and heated up for three consecutive days! The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (28) that there were 48,613 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China, including 48,421 local cases and 192 imported cases. It is worth noting that compared with 46,673 cases in the same period last Wednesday, today The number of confirmed cases has continued to rise by 3.7%, which is a “slight increase” in the same period last week for three consecutive days.
The command center said that of the 48,421 new local cases today, a total of 13 counties and cities have added more than 1,000 cases, and New Taipei City has directly exceeded 10,000 cases.
The distribution of cases in the six capitals is: New Taipei City with 10,203 new cases, Taichung City with 6,238 new cases, Taipei City with 5,437 new cases, Taoyuan City with 5,470 new cases, Kaohsiung City with 4,380 new cases, and Tainan City with 2,947 new cases.
The number of new cases in other counties and cities is: 2,298 in Changhua County, 1,224 in Pingtung County, 1,372 in Hsinchu County, 1,060 in Yunlin County, 1,056 in Yilan County, 1,223 in Hsinchu City, 1,141 in Miaoli County, and 952 in Nantou County. 851 in Chiayi County, 867 in Keelung City, 463 in Chiayi City, 589 in Hualien County, 338 in Taitung County, 138 in Penghu County, 163 in Kinmen County, and 11 in Lianjiang County.
Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said that among the other confirmed cases, 38 new deaths were added; 147 new cases of moderately and severely ill patients were added, 96 new cases of moderately ill patients, and 51 new cases of severe patients.
Luo Yijun said that among the new deaths, there was a male in his 30s who had no history of chronic diseases and had not been vaccinated. He tested positive on September 19 because of cough and fever, but he did not report it or see a doctor. 9 On March 23, he was suddenly unconscious at home. He was found by his family to have no heartbeat or breathing when he was sent to the hospital. The examination found that there was a lot of phlegm in the throat and suspected respiratory obstruction. The emergency PCR test was positive and the diagnosis was positive. Unfortunately, the first aid failed and passed away. After a forensic examination, the cause of death was found Diagnosed with novel coronavirus infection and respiratory failure.
In addition, Luo Yijun pointed out that there is also a 16-year-old boy in the new moderately severe patients. He has a history of chronic nervous system disease. He received a dose of vaccine in April. The next day, on September 21, due to asthma and low blood oxygen, he was admitted to the emergency room. He was hospitalized with a ventilator due to respiratory distress intubation, and was admitted to an intensive care unit. He was treated with drugs such as remdesivir and steroids. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and respiratory distress. He is in stable condition and remains in the intensive care unit.
Domestic adolescents aged 13 to 18 are seriously ill, and there are currently 17 cases in total, including 9 cases of pneumonia, 4 cases of MIS-C, 3 cases of comorbidity, and 1 case of myocarditis. , 1 case of myocarditis).
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