
Taipei, March 19 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday reported 8,419 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 deaths from the disease.
The number of local infections reported Sunday, 8,209, represented a decline of 7.4 percent compared with the same day the previous week, according to the CECC.
To date, Taiwan has recorded 10,231,343 COVID-19 infections and 18,775 deaths from the disease since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Starting Monday, the reporting of mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections in Taiwan, as well as the current mandatory five-day quarantine for infected individuals, will be phased out.
However, the CECC cautioned that people who are confirmed as having contracted COVID-19 before Monday are still required to observe the mandatory five-day quarantine protocol.
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March 17: Taiwan reports 8,416 new COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths
March 16: Taiwan reports 9,062 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths
March 15: Taiwan reports 10,188 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths
March 14: Taiwan's new daily local COVID-19 cases remain below 10,000
March 13: Taiwan records lowest number of domestic COVID-19 cases in 321 days
March 12: Taiwan reports 9,093 new COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths
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