I sat down with Dr. Fauci to talk Covid, retirement, and what he wants his legacy to be.
"If somebody says, ‘You’ll leave when we don’t have Covid anymore,’ then I will be 105. I think we’re going to be living with this.”https://t.co/TfRYSSrKGp
— Sarah Owermohle (@owermohle) July 18, 2022
… “I said a very innocent but true thing. I said whether it’s Donald Trump or it’s Joe Biden’s second term, I don’t intend to be in my current position in January of 2025,” Fauci said.
“What happens between now and then I have not decided, but the one thing I do know is that I have other things that I want to do in a professional way that I want to have the capability — while I still have the energy and the passion to do them.”
Fauci, who became the face of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
He has previously spoken on his possible resignation in response to calls for him to step down from his critics, particularly Republican lawmakers critical of his handling of COVID-19. Fauci said his decision to leave his position would not be affected by the criticisms made of him.
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Dominic Cummings literally admitted that the reason they weren't strict on masks and delayed lockdown was because "this country is not east Asian". pic.twitter.com/TJJ3u7MDqM
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) July 19, 2022
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No mRNA, no ‘fetal products’…
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Influenza surveillance showed early signs of the #Covid pandemic before disease detectives realized a new virus was circulating. High numbers of flu-like illnesses were negative for flu & identified in global networks ~13.3 wks before Covid was identified https://t.co/j2SXUHkuKj
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) July 19, 2022
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We frequently have ‘petting zoos’ at local MA fairs, and despite prominent hand-sanitizer stations at every pen (even *before* the pandemic!), there are a few cases of salmonella reported every year…
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On The Road – BillinGlendaleCA – Chicken Boy
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NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
NYSDOH says 79 new cases for 7/18/22
75 new cases for 7/19/22
(PCR tests only).
Deaths still at 1911 and vaccinations still at 72.6%.
rikyrah
Long COVID will have stark ramifications for us for a long time
Kayla Rudbek
My godson got Covid last week, and my sibling and I are infuriated with his preschool and the Catholic diocese of Arlington for not requiring masks. Unfortunately it seems that Arlington city/county is also not enforcing masking either….
NotMax
Well, it’s one small step in the right direction, however grudging a concession to harsh reality it may be.. And long overdue.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 3,902 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,629,963 cases. It also reported eight deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 35,870 deaths – 0.77% of the cumulative reported total, 0.78% of resolved cases.
41,995 Covid-19 tests were conducted on 17th July, with a positivity rate of 8.2%.
There were 43,144 active cases yesterday, 959 more than the day before. 1,568 were in hospital. 55 confirmed cases were in ICU; of these patients, 39 confirmed cases were on ventilators. Meanwhile, 2,935 more patients recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,550,949 patients recovered – 98.3% of the cumulative reported total.
3,898 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. Four new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 13,661 doses of vaccine on 19th July: 328 first doses, 3,232 second doses, 1,418 first booster doses, and 8,683 second booster doses. The cumulative total is 71,834,499 doses administered: 28,059,149 first doses, 27,388,404 second doses, 16,167,353 first booster doses and 234,598 second booster doses. 85.9% of the population have received their first dose, 83.9% their second dose, 49.5% their first booster dose, and 0.7% their second booster dose.
Bruce K in ATH-GR
Greece: no daily reports at present, but we just got a weekly report for the week of July 11-17 (source: Kathimerini).
For that week, there were 148,435 recorded cases, for a daily average of 21,205. Fatalities totaled 200 for the same 7-day period. The last report indicated 115 intubated patients in ICUs.
jlowe
Re the rising tide at the Hawaiian wedding: might have been a sharper lesson if a few folks had been washed out to sea.
Scout211
@Kayla Rudbek: It’s possible that a mask mandate would have helped your godson but my granddaughter caught COVID at daycare/preschool in January during the first omicron wave and her daycare/preschool had a mask mandate at the time. In fact, back then the entire state still had a mask mandate.
She was in the same daycare for the entire pandemic and didn’t get infected until the omicron variant hit. She then brought it home and infected the whole (vaccinated) family. The omicron variants are just highly infectious.
RobertDSC-Mac Mini
Mom and Dad have both tested positive. I’m waiting on a self-test in a couple of hours, though I expect to test positive as I have a sore throat that began yesterday after learning of their tests. They are quad vaxed and boosted. I have both vax shots and one booster.
I am not thrilled with these developments, but it is what it is.
New Deal democrat
The CDC reported yesterday that BA.4&5 make up over 90% of all new US cases, with BA.2.12.1 accounting for almost all the remaining 9%.
New cases totaled 126,400 yesterday, 2,400 above one week ago. Hospitalizations rose to 44,600. Hospitalizations are not in the danger zone, but they are no longer low. Deaths increased to 426. Biobot has not been updated since July 13, when it showed about a 35% increase in the two previous weeks, and increases in all four Census regions.
Among the largest States, CA, FL, and IL are flat. GA, MD, MI, NC, NY, NJ, OH, PA, and VA have been rising. TX may have just peaked. MA has been declining.
I suspect we are at or close to the peak in cases from the latest variants, since in other countries these have peaked at or by the time the variants reached 90% saturation. The 20% rise in cases this month has probably been due to the July 4 nationwide superspreader celebration, and I am expecting it to subside. New variant BA.2.75 appears to be spreading very slowly outside India, where it is reported to have *not* caused a significant new rise in cases or deaths.
YY_Sima Qian
On 7/19 Mainland China reported 108 new domestic confirmed (29 previously asymptomatic), 827 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 20 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 24 domestic confirmed cases & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 151 active domestic confirmed & 118 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 21 new domestic confirmed & 256 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 222 active domestic confirmed & 809 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
At Hainan Province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 32 active domestic confirmed (30 at Haikou & 2 at Ding’an County) & 11 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Haikou) cases in the province. 3 sites at Ding’an County are currently at High Risk. 10 site at Haikou & 4 at Ding’an County are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhijiang County in Huaihua, Hunan Province, reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a traced close contact of domestic positive cases elsewhere & under centralized quarantine since 7/18.
At Bayan Nur in Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 12 active domestic confirmed cases remaining. 2 sites at Urad Middle Banner are currently at Medium Risk.
At Shaanxi Province 2 domestic confirmed & 1 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active confirmed (at Xi’an) cases remaining. 1 site at Xi’an is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 47 new domestic confirmed (22 previously asymptomatic) & 306 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 6 domestic confirmed & 16 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 270 active domestic confirmed & 1,029 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
Shandong Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 3 domestic confirmed & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 17 active domestic confirmed (15 at Linyi & 1 each at Qingdao & Tai’an) & 310 domestic asymptomatic (309 at Linyi & 1 at Qingdao) cases. 3 sites at Linyi are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 127 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 11 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 17 active domestic confirmed & 443 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Liaoning Province there currently are 5 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. 1 site at Dandong is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Yushu in Changchun, Jilin Province reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 34 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 sites are currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
At Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province there currently is 1 active domestic confirmed case in the city.
Beijing Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) case. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 site is currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 14 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 8 from persons under quarantine & 6 from community screening. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 21 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 6 sites are currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 10 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 16 domestic confirmed & 36 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 60 active domestic confirmed (none serious) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 4 sites are currently at High Risk & 67 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 79 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 19 domestic confirmed & 88 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 84 active domestic confirmed & 657 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Jiangsu Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case. 4 domestic confirmed & 35 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 30 active domestic & 227 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
Zhejiang Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
At Fujian Province 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed & 92 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 3 sites at Pingtan are currently at High Risk. 1 site at Ningde & 1 at Pingtan are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Nanchang, 8 traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine, 1 via regular screening of persons in high risk occupations, & 1 via community screening. There currently are 17 active domestic confirmed (all at Nanchang) & 61 active domestic asymptomatic (40 at Nanchang & 1 each at Ji’an & Shangrao) cases in the city. 17 sites are currently at High Risk, & 43 at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic, 6 at Chengdu & 1 at Meishan) & 7 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Meishan & 3 at Chengdu) cases. 4 of the cases at Chengdu were previously asymptomatic, the rest are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Meishan was previously asymptomatic, the rest are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 24 sites at Chengdu & 2 at Meishan are currently at High Risk. 25 sites at Chengdu & 1 at Meishan are currently at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 5 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
At Guiyang in Guizhou Province there currently is 1 active domestic confirmed case in the city.
At Xining in Qinghai Province there currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Jinping County in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Imported Cases
On 7/19, Mainland China reported 42 new imported confirmed cases (4 previously asymptomatic), 35 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 91 confirmed cases recovered (31 imported), 253 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (25 imported) & 33 were reclassified as confirmed cases (4 imported), & 12,298 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 1,484 active confirmed cases in the country (481 imported), 1 in serious/critical condition (domestic), 4,611 active asymptomatic cases (389 imported), 0 suspect cases. 103,176 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 7/19, 3,414.388M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 760K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 7/19 Macau reported 18 new positive cases, all domestic. 13 of the domestic cases are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 5 via community screening. There were 0 new deaths.
On 7/19 Hong Kong added 3,805 new positive cases, 180 imported & 3,625 domestic (1,515 via RT-PCR & 2,110 from rapid antigen tests), 1 death (67 y.o., fully vaccinated & boosted).
On 7/19, Taiwan added 27,196 new positive cases, 253 imported & 26,943 domestic (including 102 moderate or serious). There were 57 new deaths (ages ranging from 40+ y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 6/23 – 7/18, 54 w/ underlying conditions, 20 fully vaccinated & boosted).
Albatrossity
I was interested in the skin swab method for diagnosis of COVID, so I looked up the original paper to see what, exactly, was identified in the sebum samples of a COVID patient that could be used for diagnosis.
As I imagined, it is unlikely that this method will become routine in our future, despite the optimistic claim in that tweet. Not many diagnostic labs will have the LCMS (liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry) system, or the statistical software packages, or the trained personnel to run (and maintain) the LCMS hardware needed for that analysis.
Not in this country, for sure.
Geo Wilcox
@jlowe: The wedding video was bad but the one that got to me was the wave breaking over the three story condos on the beach. I mean WTF?
J R in WV
Wife had a PT appointment yesterday, after which I needed to pick up a couple prescriptions at the Kroger Pharmacy, and so did a quick replenishment of stores while in there. At the PT office, which is associated with the major teaching hospital in town, masks were required and the receptionist had a big box of surgical masks if you didn’t wear one in the front door.
Was pretty crowded in Kroger’s. We were in there for at least an hour — they have remodeled some, and moved everything, so buying 12 items requires a trip down all 18 aisles. No one really knows what’s where right now.
Wife and I were nearly the only people wearing masks in the whole giant crowded store! Was sad and scary. No one gave us any grief, and I had to blow my nose a couple of times, which I did in a reasonably empty aisle to not impose my naked nose on any other shoppers. On the good side, wife was able to walk around in the store with me for the first time in many months! Hope we don’t catch anything, have had two vaccinations and two boosters, last one maybe 6 weeks ago or so.
YY_Sima Qian
On 7/20 Mainland China reported 148 new domestic confirmed (75 previously asymptomatic), 678 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 0 new deaths.
Guangdong Province reported 18 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 13 domestic confirmed cases & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 171 active domestic confirmed & 121 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot traced the active domestic cases in each jurisdictions due to multiple clusters at the same time.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 52 new domestic confirmed (39 previously asymptomatic) & 135 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 274 active domestic confirmed & 904 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
At Hainan Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 32 active domestic confirmed (30 at Haikou & 2 at Ding’an County) & 10 active domestic asymptomatic (all at Haikou) cases in the province. 3 sites at Ding’an County are currently at High Risk. 10 site at Haikou & 4 at Ding’an County are currently at Medium Risk.
Zhijiang County in Huaihua, Hunan Province, did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently is 1 active domestic asymptomatic case in the county.
Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, at Hohhot, at quarantine hotel worker living in “closed loop” & found via daily screening. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 10 active domestic confirmed (9 at Bayan Bur & 1 at Hohhot) cases remaining. 2 sites at Urad Middle Banner are currently at Medium Risk.
At Xi’an in Shaanxi Province there currently is 1 active confirmed case remaining. 1 site at Xi’an is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Gansu Province reported 49 new domestic confirmed (29 previously asymptomatic) & 314 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 domestic confirmed & 10 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 314 active domestic confirmed & 1,304 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
At Shandong Province 1 domestic confirmed & 49 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic confirmed (15 at Linyi & 1 at Qingdao) & 261 domestic asymptomatic (260 at Linyi & 1 at Qingdao) cases. 3 sites at Linyi are currently at Medium Risk.
Henan Province reported 76 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2 domestic confirmed & 14 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 15 active domestic confirmed & 505 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
At Liaoning Province 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. 1 site at Dandong is currently at High Risk, & 1 at Medium Risk.
Yushu in Changchun, Jilin Province reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 41 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 sites are currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
At Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province there currently is 1 active domestic confirmed case in the city.
Beijing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. The municipality is not publishing the count of active domestic positive cases there. 1 site is currently at High Risk, & 4 at Medium Risk.
Tianjin Municipality reported 14 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 13 from persons under quarantine or lock down & 1 from community screening. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 35 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 6 sites are currently at High Risk, & 5 at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 14 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 13 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, a quarantine hotel worker in “closed loop” found via daily screening, & 3 via community screening (1 each at Baoshan District, Putuo District & Pudong New Area). 4 domestic confirmed & 34 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 59 active domestic confirmed (none serious) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 7 sites are currently at High Risk & 75 at Medium Risk.
Anhui Province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 77 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 12 domestic confirmed & 48 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 79 active domestic confirmed & 685 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Jiangsu Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 4 domestic confirmed & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 26 active domestic & 210 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations.
Zhejiang Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
At Fujian Province 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 14 active domestic confirmed & 84 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not separate recoveries by jurisdictions, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases at the different jurisdictions, due to the simultaneous outbreaks in different locations. 3 sites at Pingtan are currently at Medium Risk.
Jiangxi Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Nanchang, all traced close contacts under home/centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed & 2 asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed (all at Nanchang) & 64 active domestic asymptomatic (62 at Nanchang & 1 each at Ji’an & Shangrao) cases in the city. 14 sites are currently at High Risk, & 46 at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 16 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic, 6 at Chengdu & 1 at Meishan) & 28 new domestic asymptomatic (24 at Meishan, 2 at Chengdu & 1 each at Guangyuan & Suining) cases. 4 of the cases at Chengdu were previously asymptomatic, the rest are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Meishan was previously asymptomatic, the rest are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The case at Guangyuan came from elsewhere & the case at Suining is a traced close contact. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported & domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 26 sites at Chengdu & 2 at Meishan are currently at High Risk. 28 sites at Chengdu & 1 at Meishan are currently at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 3 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 5 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
At Guiyang in Guizhou Province there currently is 1 active domestic confirmed case in the city.
At Xining in Qinghai Province there currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
Jinping County in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the county.
Imported Cases
On 7/20, Mainland China reported 52 new imported confirmed cases (3 previously asymptomatic), 65 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 69 confirmed cases recovered (23 imported), 233 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (33 imported) & 78 were reclassified as confirmed cases (3 imported), & 14,007 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 1,615 active confirmed cases in the country (510 imported), 4 in serious/critical condition (domestic), 5,043 active asymptomatic cases (418 imported), 0 suspect cases. 106,088 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 7/20, 3,415.146M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 758K doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 7/20 Macau reported 12 new positive cases, all domestic. 11 of the domestic cases are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. There were 0 new deaths.
On 7/20 Hong Kong added 4,375 new positive cases, 299 imported & 4,076 domestic (1,496 via RT-PCR & 2,580 from rapid antigen tests), 3 deaths (93 – 99 y.o., all vaccinated).
On 7/20, Taiwan added 25,171 new positive cases, 264 imported & 24,907 domestic (including 149 moderate & 82 serious). There were 74 new deaths (ages ranging from < 5 y.o. to 90+ y.o., actual dates of death range from 6/23 – 7/18, 71 w/ underlying conditions, 33 fully vaccinated & boosted).