Taiwan reports 8,822 new local COVID-19 cases

TAIPEI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan has recorded 8,822 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and two new deaths from the disease, the island's disease monitoring agency announced Wednesday.

The daily number of new local infections registered an increase of 40 percent compared with the previous day. It was estimated to surpass 10,000 by the end of this month, said the agency.

The two new deaths, including one imported case, involved two men in their 70s and 50s, respectively, both having suffered from chronic disease. They had received two COVID-19 vaccine doses, the agency said.

They were confirmed as COVID-19 cases on April 14 and April 18, respectively, and died on April 20 and April 19, the agency said.

Another 101 imported cases were newly reported in the region, it added.

To date, Taiwan has reported 76,938 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of these, 66,266 were local infections.