Zhuang Renxiang, spokesman of the command center, explained that there were still 149 new cases of moderate and severe cases today, including 120 cases of moderate cases and 29 cases of severe cases, and 37 new deaths.

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[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Report from Taipei] The local Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic situation is stable, but the positive rate of residents and staff of residential institutions rose slightly by 0.1% last week, and the overall number of new infections today is still moderate to severe There were 149 cases. Among the 37 new deaths, the youngest man in his 40s was released from isolation after being diagnosed, but unfortunately died about half a month after he was released from isolation.

Zhou Zhihao, head of the epidemic monitoring team of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said that the current epidemic situation is at a low point, and the death rate is expected to drop or remain at a low point.

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However, Zhuang Renxiang, spokesman of the command center, explained that there were still 149 new cases of moderate and severe cases today, including 120 cases of moderate cases and 29 cases of severe cases. Get 3 doses of vaccine.

Zhuang Renxiang added that among the dead cases, the youngest was a man in his 40s who had received 4 doses of vaccines. He had a medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney disease. The condition required hospitalization, and he was treated with remdesivir, steroids, antibiotics and other drugs. He was released from isolation on the 21st, but he was still living in the general ward. Unfortunately, he died on December 5th. The cause of death was gastrointestinal bleeding and hypoxic cerebral palsy. Lesions, new coronavirus infection.

Zhuang Renxiang pointed out that the current average fatality rate of all infected cases remains at 16 per 10,000, but further looking at different age groups, the slight change of 0.01% over the age of 70, the mortality rate is still relatively high, and calls for the elderly to get 3 doses of vaccines, which is in line with the Eligible for next-generation vaccines for increased protection.

As for accommodation service institutions, Zhuang Renxiang mentioned that last week there were 178 new confirmed staff members and 515 residents, both of which were up from 174 and 426 last week, and the positive rate also increased from 0.4% and 0.5% to 0.5% respectively. %, 0.6%; there were 75 new cases of moderate and severe cases, and 5 new deaths.

However, the dosing situation remained the same at 93%.

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