Taiwan has reported its sixth death from COVID-19. It is also reporting two new cases of COVID-19, both of them imported. The new cases bring the total number Taiwan has recorded so far up to 382.
Taiwan’s sixth COVID-19 death was a man in his 70’s who was infected while with a tour group in Egypt. He had suffered from diabetes and elevated levels of blood lipids.
The two new cases announced Friday are traceable to the US and Indonesia respectively.
The patient in the US case has attracted special attention because she is the eleventh person to test positive for COVID-19 after traveling on a March 30 flight from New York to Taipei. Health authorities say this case was discovered while the patient was in quarantine. They say they now plan to test all 325 people who were on the flight, including crew members.
