Taiwan: COVID-19 cases rise for 3rd straight week
🔹ER visits hit 1,000 for May 31–June 6, up 4.1% from the previous week.
🔹The main circulating variants are currently BA.3.2 and XFG, followed closely by NB.1.8.1.
🔹NSW weekly COVID and RSV cases are once again highest in the 0-4 age group. This group recorded 14% of the weekly COVID cases (173) and 47% of weekly RSV cases (1308)
🔹Positivity rate rose to 4.3%. This is the highest level since April 2026
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 11 June 2026
Week ending 6 June 2026:
🔸COVID positivity rate: 4.3% (+0.4%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 1,205 (-2.1%)
🔹Influenza: 1,106 (+48.3%)
🔹RSV: 2,750 (+14.0%)
Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
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🔹36,000 COVID deaths in 2024
🔹38,000 COVID deaths in 2023
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COVID-19 activity in Taiwan has continued to trend upward over the past three weeks, with outpatient and emergency room visits reaching 1,000 last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tues...