COVID-19 New Cases 482... Impact of Decreased Testing Volume

On the 23rd, citizens who visited the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza lined up to get tested. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea has once again recorded in the 400s. After rising to the 500s for the first time in 36 days the previous day, the number dropped back to the 400s, which appears to be due to the decrease in the number of tests to the 40,000 range over the weekend.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 28th at midnight that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 462 from the previous day to 101,757.

The infection routes of the new confirmed cases were 462 local transmissions and 20 imported cases.

About 7 out of 10 local confirmed cases occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area. There were 135 cases (29.2%) in Seoul, 150 cases (32.5%) in Gyeonggi, and 32 cases (6.9%) in Incheon, totaling 317 cases in the metropolitan area, accounting for 68.6% of all confirmed cases.

In other regions, new confirmed cases were reported as follows: 56 in Busan, 19 in Gangwon, 16 in Chungbuk, 13 in Gyeongnam, 9 in Daegu, 8 in Chungnam, 7 in Gyeongbuk, 6 in Daejeon, 5 in Jeonbuk, 4 in Ulsan, and 2 in Gwangju. No new confirmed cases were reported in Sejong, Jeonnam, and Jeju.

There were 20 imported confirmed cases. Among them, 9 were detected during quarantine, and 11 were confirmed locally. Eight were Korean nationals, and 12 were foreigners.

The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation was 93,855, an increase of 380 from the previous day. Among the confirmed patients receiving inpatient treatment, the number of critically ill patients increased by 1 to 104 compared to the previous day. The death toll rose by 1 to 1,722.

The total number of tests conducted the previous day was 48,442. At temporary screening clinics set up in the metropolitan area, 25,414 tests were conducted, confirming 83 new cases.

Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Deok-cheol is receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Jongno-gu Public Health Center in Seoul on the 26th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the same day, 1,056 people received new COVID-19 vaccinations, bringing the total number of first-dose vaccinations to 793,858. Among them, 733,562 received the AstraZeneca vaccine, and 60,296 received the Pfizer vaccine. With the start of the second dose vaccinations, there were no additional recipients of the Pfizer vaccine, so the number of people who completed the second dose remained the same as the previous day at 5,232.

The number of suspected adverse reaction reports increased by 48 to a total of 10,309 cases. Among the new reports, 1 case was suspected anaphylaxis, and 1 case was a severe suspected case such as convulsions. The remaining 46 cases were mild symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting.

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