CECC reports 23 local COVID-19 cases, two deathsBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 23 local cases of COVID-19 and two deaths. The cases are 19 men and four women, in their 20s to 50s, with an onset of symptoms between July 10 and Thursday, center data showed. As of yesterday, the nation had reported 15,535 COVID-19 cases and 784 deaths, the data showed. Of the 14,280 cases reported from May 11 to Wednesday, 87.5 percent have been discharged from isolation facilities, the data showed. Other genome sequencing results for 18 local cases found that the Alpha variant remains the dominant source of domestic infections, he said.

Source: Taipei Times July 23, 2021 15:56 UTC