COVID-19 hospital visits surge 74.8%

BOOSTER: People at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 should get the latest vaccines before supplies run out and before the likely peak of infections later this month By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source Hospitals reported 18,990 visits for COVID-19 last week, a 74.8 percent increase from the previous week, while 62 severe cases were reported, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, urging people to take precautions. Weekly COVID-19 outpatient and emergency visits continued to rise last week, a trend that is expected to continue, CDC Deputy Director-General and spokesman Lin Min-cheng (林明誠) said. The 62 severe cases marked the highest weekly number in this COVID-19 season, which started on Oct. 1 last year, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Director G