The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 121 new COVID-19 cases 118 imported and three local.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesman, said the imported cases include 64 people who tested positive upon arrival at airports.
Thirty-eight were from Vietnam, 10 from Indonesia, seven from the US, six from the Philippines and five from Hong Kong, CECC data showed.
Yesterday’s imported case count was a slight decline from Saturday’s 120, the nation’s highest daily imported case count.
Asked about a possible reason for the high numbers, Chuang said the mandatory quarantine period was on