Taipei, April 2 (CNA) Taiwan reported 404 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday -- 160 domestically transmitted and 244 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Most of the new domestic cases have been linked to known clusters recently identified around Taiwan, including one in Keelung involving police officers and a karaoke bar, for which 42 new cases were reported Saturday, according to the CECC.
A cluster involving a school in New Taipei City saw 17 new cases, while a cluster linked to a residential complex in New Taipei and another cluster involving an e-commerce studio in Taoyuan City each saw 10 new cases, the CECC said.
New Taipei had the highest number of new domestic cases at 52, followed by 37 in Keelung City, 22 in Taoyuan, 18 in Taipei City and nine in Kaohsiung City.
The other new domestic cases were reported in Yilan County (6), Hualien County (5), Changhua County (3) Hsinchu County (2), Hsinchu City (2), while Taichung City, Taitung County, Pingtung County and Kinmen County each recorded one case.
About half of the new domestic cases -- 83 -- reported Saturday were asymptomatic, the CECC said.
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Of the new imported cases, 186 were travelers who tested positive upon arrival in Taiwan, according to the CECC.
Both the new domestic and imported cases on Saturday were the highest recorded in a single day this year.
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