A worker sprays sprays hand sanitiser onto passengers after they arrived at Taoyuan Airport on March 19, 2020. (SAM YEH / AFP)

TAIPEI — The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 26 to 195, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Monday.

The local case, a woman in her 30s, had close contacts with a previously confirmed patient, the statement added

Among the new patients, 25 were believed to have contracted the virus during their trips overseas, including trips to the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Britain, while one was believed to be infected locally, the agency said in a press release.

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The local case, a woman in her 30s, had close contacts with a previously confirmed patient, the statement added.

Among the island's confirmed COVID-19 cases, 158 were imported. Twenty-nine of the confirmed patients have recovered, and two died of the disease. The rest are in stable condition.  

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