The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 23,556 new local COVID-19 infections and 31 deaths, and said another 3,147 people had sought remediation under the government’s post-COVID-19 recovery program, nearly a portion of whom were between the ages of 31. and 50
The number of daily local cases in the country fell by 6% since Tuesday last week, the number of cases continues to decline slowly, said Cdc Deputy Director General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), a spokesman for CCEF, adding that 253 imported cases were also reported yesterday.
CDC Deputy Executive Director Philip Lo (羅一鈞), deputy director of CCEF’s Division of Medical Intervention, said the center has shown 54 moderate cases and 30 severe cases of COVID-19, adding two children who had developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
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One of the children is a seven-year-old boy who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on May 31, but on Tuesday of last week developed a fever, rashes and red eyes, and on Friday he ran to the emergency room, where staff discovered he had low blood pressure and a bleeding disorder, Lo said.
The other is an eight-year-old boy who was diagnosed with the virus on May 19 and developed fever, rashes, red eyes, neck pain and loss of appetite last Tuesday, he said, adding that the boy was taken to the emergency room the next day. day.
Neither of the children has an underlying physical condition, but neither is vaccinated, Lo said, adding that they are being treated in intensive care units.
To help others who have long-term symptoms after an acute COVID-19 infection, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) introduced a post-COVID-19 recovery program in December last year, offering comprehensive, multidisciplinary outpatient and inpatient physical care to others who had contracted the virus in the past six months.
NHIA Director General Chang Tso-chen (張作貞) said that as of Monday, 108 hospitals offer post-COVID-19 care under the program, with at least one in each county or city in Lienchiang County.
As of 3 p. m. through Monday, another 3174 people had seen a doctor as part of the recovery program, he said, adding that most were in Taipei with 1243 cases, followed by New Taipei City with 525 and Taichung with 428.
Chang said 23 percent of the other people who applied for help under the program were between the ages of 31 and 40, while 22 percent were between the ages of 41 and 50.
Hospitals contracted into the program how many outpatient clinics they will provide each week, based on their resources, but if increases are requested as the outbreak slows, the NHIA will inspire hospitals to open more clinics, he said, adding that other people can locate clinics. on the administration’s website.
On Monday, the country’s first and second dose vaccination policy reached 92 and 85. 9 percent, respectively, while vaccination rates for the first and second booster doses reached 71. 4 and 7. 4 percent, respectively, Chuang said.