New Cases Back to 700s... 7.7% of Population Received First Dose (Update)

684 Local Cases, 23 Imported Cases
937 Increase in Adverse Reactions After Vaccination Over Two Days

On the morning of the 3rd, a medical worker is aliquoting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] On the 26th, the number of new domestic COVID-19 cases recorded 707. The daily confirmed cases, which had stayed in the 500s for three consecutive days until the previous day, rose back to the 700s as the holiday effect disappeared.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the number of new domestic COVID-19 cases increased by 707, bringing the total to 137,682. By infection route, 684 were locally transmitted and 23 were imported cases. On that day, the number of suspected case tests was 36,731, with 36,047 tests conducted at temporary screening clinics in the metropolitan area and 6,056 tests at temporary screening clinics outside the metropolitan area. A total of 138 confirmed cases were detected from the temporary screening clinics, with 127 in the metropolitan area and 11 in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, many confirmed cases were reported in the metropolitan area: 260 in Seoul, 184 in Gyeonggi, and 19 in Incheon. In non-metropolitan areas, confirmed cases were reported across all regions, including 30 in Daegu, 25 in Gangwon, 21 in Busan, 20 each in Gwangju and Gyeongnam, 19 in Chungnam, 17 in Daejeon, 15 in Ulsan, 13 in Chungbuk, 11 in Jeonnam, 9 each in Sejong and Gyeongbuk, and 6 each in Jeonbuk and Jeju.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 2 from the previous day to 1,940. The number of critically ill patients decreased by 9 to 151. An additional 589 patients were declared recovered and released from isolation, bringing the total to 127,582.

Additionally, the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team reported that as of midnight on that day, 169,070 people received vaccinations in one day. The number of new first-dose recipients increased by 77,472, bringing the total number of people who completed the first dose to 3,942,775. The number of new second-dose recipients increased by 91,598, with a cumulative total of 1,945,217 to date. The vaccination rate relative to the population was 7.7% for the first dose and 3.8% for those who completed vaccination.

Since the 25th, the number of reported suspected adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccination increased by 937 over two days, reaching a cumulative total of 25,303 cases. Newly reported adverse reaction cases included 2 suspected anaphylaxis cases, 70 neurological adverse reactions, and 12 deaths. The rest were mild symptoms such as muscle pain and headaches.

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