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252 contacts of the family cluster in middle part of Taiwan test negative

  • Data Source:Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • Created:2020-02-22
  • Last Updated:2020-02-24

On February 22, 2020, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) indicated that 256 contacts of the family cluster in middle part of Taiwan have tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and four were confirmed with COVID-19 infection (Cases #20-23) while the other 252 tested negative.
With respect to Case #24 linked to a family cluster in northern Taiwan, a total of 465 contacts have been identified, and 181 have tested for COVID-19. Of 181, two tested positive for COVID-19 (Cases #25 and #26), and 162 tested negative while the remaining ones are being tested.