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COVID-19 cases in Taiwan soar to 195

NITN | @notintownlive | 23 Mar 2020, 09:57 am

COVID-19 cases in Taiwan soar to 195

Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 26 to 195, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said on Monday.

Among the new patients, 25 were believed to have contracted the virus during their travels overseas, including trips to the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Britain, while one is believed to have been infected locally, the agency said in a press release.

The local case, a woman in her 30s, had close contacts with a previously confirmed patient, the statement added.

Among the island's confirmed COVID-19 cases, 158 were imported. Twenty-nine of the confirmed patients have recovered, and two have died of the disease. The rest are in a stable condition.

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