TAIPEI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan on Thursday reported 175 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths from the disease, according to the island's disease monitoring agency.
Elderly residents rest after receiving their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shot at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan, China, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (File photo: CFP)
Of the locally transmitted infections reported on Thursday, 100 were men and 75 were women, aged from under 5 to over 90. They showed symptoms between June 3 and June 16.
The 19 deaths were 11 men and eight women, aged from in their 40s to in their 90s. They passed away between June 8 and June 15.
The total number of confirmed cases on the island has risen to 13,584, including 12,370 locally transmitted cases. A total of 497 deaths have been recorded, the agency said.