Taiwan reported 48,421 new local cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
If you take into account the population of each area of Taiwan, Hsinchu City is a hotspot for the virus. More than 1,200 people have new cases of COVID there. Keelung City is also dealing with a high number of infections, as is New Taipei City.
Another 38 people have died from COVID-19. Almost half were over the age of 80, and less than a third had taken three doses of a COVID vaccine.
Authorities say another 147 people are suffering from moderate or severe symptoms of the disease.
Taiwan also recorded 192 imported cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
