There were 97 new cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19), all of which were local cases, and 40 new deaths.

(Provided by Command Center)

[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Report from Taipei] 97 new cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19), all local cases, 40 new deaths, the Central Epidemic Command Center also announced the third local case of XBB.1.5, It was a repeated infection of a female in her 20s in the north. The interval between the two diagnoses was only 18 days, and 2 new cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), both of which had myocarditis.

In addition, the old notification system added 54 confirmed cases.

Luo Yijun, spokesman for the command center, said that since March 20, when mild cases of COVID-19 were exempted from notification and isolation, an average of 109 new cases were added every day from March 21 to 23, compared with the 119 daily average of moderate and severe cases in the month before the new system. From March 17 to 23, there were an average of 34 new deaths per day, which is a drop from 41 deaths in the previous week, mainly reflecting the confirmed cases from February to mid-March.

Among the death cases, 92% had a history of chronic diseases, 69% had not received three doses of vaccines, and 92% were over 60 years old.

Based on comprehensive reporting trends, utilization of medical resources, number of oral antiviral drugs prescribed, and positive rate of residential institutions, the epidemic continues to show a downward trend.

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Last week, 81 new cases of virus sequencing were completed, including 27 local cases and 54 imported cases. In the local area, BA.2.75 had a total of 20 cases, accounting for 74%, followed by 2 cases each of BA.2 and BA.5 , followed by BF.7, BQ.1, and XBB each with 1 case.

Among them, XBB is the third local case of XBB.1.5, a female in her 20s in the north with no history of going abroad. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 18, but she fell ill again on March 7 and was diagnosed with mild symptoms on the 8th. The interval between the two confirmed cases was 18 days, and he has now fully recovered.

Luo Yijun pointed out that BA.2.75 is still the mainstream strain at present, and XBB is competing with other mutant strains. Among them, XBB.1.5 has the most spreading advantage, but the next generation of strong strains to replace BA.2.75 remains to be seen.

In addition, there are also 10 cases of XBB.1.5 imported from abroad, with 3 cases in Japan, 2 cases in South Korea, and 1 case each in the United States, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Singapore, and Germany.

Luo Yijun also explained that there were 2 new cases of MIS-C in severe cases in children, both of whom had myocarditis, and one of them was a 2-year-old girl with no history of chronic diseases and no vaccinations. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 7 and developed a fever on March 1. , Cervical lymph node enlargement, conjunctivitis, rash, during hospitalization, myocarditis, blood pressure drop, etc. After treatment with steroids and immunoglobulin, he was not admitted to the intensive care unit and was discharged from the hospital on the 16th.

The other case was a 1-year-old boy who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on January 24. Since February 27, he had symptoms such as fever, rash, and conjunctivitis. On March 1, he went to the doctor and found myocarditis and heart failure. He was admitted to the intensive care unit. After being treated with steroids and immunoglobulin, he was also discharged from the hospital on the 15th.

At present, there are 316 severe cases in children, of which MIS-C accounts for 207 cases, and 45 cases died overall.

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Two new cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) were added today, both of which had myocarditis.

(Provided by Command Center)