New COVID-19 Cases Back to 600s After Six Days... 600,000 New Vaccine Doses Administered (Update)

Local Cases 654, Imported Cases 23

On the 28th, elderly individuals who completed their COVID-19 vaccinations at the vaccination center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, were waiting in the observation area. According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team on the same day, the number of new first-dose vaccinations the previous day reached 640,000, combining 560,000 recipients of the AZ vaccine and 80,000 recipients of the Pfizer vaccine. This is the largest daily vaccination scale ever recorded. The nationwide first-dose vaccination rate, which had maintained the 7% range since the 7th, is expected to exceed 8% and enter the 9% range within 21 days. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea has risen back to the 600s after six days. With the acceleration of vaccination, nearly 600,000 people received the vaccine in just one day.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on the 2nd, there were 677 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 141,476. Of these, 654 were locally transmitted and 23 were imported cases. On the same day, the number of suspected case tests was 35,948, with 34,615 tests conducted at temporary screening centers in the metropolitan area and 3,939 tests at temporary screening centers outside the metropolitan area, totaling 74,502 tests. At the temporary screening centers, 122 positive cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area and 8 in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, Seoul reported 256 cases, Gyeonggi 188, and Incheon 19, with more than half of the cases coming from the metropolitan area. Outside the metropolitan area, Daegu reported 39 cases, Daejeon 23, Busan and Gyeongnam 19 each, Ulsan, Gangwon, and Jeju 14 each, Jeonbuk and Jeonnam 10 each, Gyeongbuk 9, Chungnam 7, Gwangju and Chungbuk 5 each, and Sejong 3, with cases reported in all regions.

The cumulative death toll from COVID-19 increased by 2 from the previous day to 1,965. The number of critically ill patients decreased by 7 to 151. An additional 605 patients were declared recovered and released from isolation, bringing the total to 132,068.

Additionally, the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team reported that as of midnight on the same day, 591,322 people received vaccinations in one day. The number of new first-dose recipients increased by 565,377, bringing the total number of people who completed the first dose to 6,358,512. The number of new second-dose recipients increased by 25,945, with a cumulative total of 2,198,010. The vaccination rate relative to the population was 12.4% for the first dose and 4.3% for those fully vaccinated.

Since June 1, the number of reported suspected adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination increased by 2,222 over two days, reaching a cumulative total of 29,850. Newly reported adverse reactions included 8 suspected cases of anaphylaxis, 117 neurological adverse reactions, and 10 deaths.

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