COVID-19 New Cases Remain in the 600s for Three Consecutive Days... 80.6% Reservation Rate for Seniors Aged 60 and Over (Comprehensive)

Kwon Deok-cheol "Thankful to Vaccination Participants... Please Get Vaccinated According to Schedule"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The number of new domestic COVID-19 cases has remained in the 600s for the third consecutive day.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 4th at midnight that 695 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed domestically, bringing the total to 142,852.

Of these, 674 cases were domestic transmissions, and 21 were imported cases.

By region, Seoul reported 205 cases, Gyeonggi 204 cases, and Incheon 10 cases, totaling 419 cases in the metropolitan area.

In non-metropolitan areas, cases were reported nationwide: Daegu 65, Gyeongnam 43, Chungbuk and Jeju 21 each, Daejeon and Gangwon 18 each, Ulsan 14, Busan 13, Jeonnam 12, Chungnam 9, Gyeongbuk 8, Gwangju 7, and Sejong and Jeonbuk 3 each.

Among the 21 imported cases, 8 were detected during quarantine, and the remaining 13 were identified in the local community. Eleven were Korean nationals, and 10 were foreigners.

The number of critically ill patients is 151. One additional death was reported the previous day, bringing the total deaths to 1,969, with a fatality rate of 1.38%.

The number of newly released from isolation increased by 590, totaling 133,289.

The number of suspected cases tested was 39,000. At temporary screening clinics set up in the metropolitan area, 33,961 tests were conducted, confirming 110 positive cases. In non-metropolitan temporary screening clinics, 2,852 tests were conducted, identifying 9 positive cases. The total number of tests conducted was 75,813.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, 368,080 people received COVID-19 vaccinations the previous day.

Among them, 342,576 were first-dose recipients, bringing the total number of people who have received the first dose to 7,086,292. The vaccination rate for the first dose relative to the population is 13.8%.

For the second dose, 25,504 people were newly vaccinated, with a total of 2,247,008 having completed the vaccination. The vaccination completion rate relative to the population is 4.4%.

The total number of pre-registrations for COVID-19 vaccinations among seniors aged 60 and over, which closed the previous day, was approximately 7.64 million, showing a reservation rate of 80.7%.

Reservation rates by age group are 82.7% for ages 70-74, 81.6% for ages 65-69, and 78.8% for ages 60-64.

The reservation rate for kindergarten, daycare, and elementary school teachers for grades 1-2, as well as childcare workers, was 82.4%, while the reservation rate for patients with chronic severe respiratory diseases was 68.5%.

Kwon Deok-cheol, 1st Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), stated, "The reservation rate for seniors aged 60-74, which closed yesterday, was recorded at a high 80.6%," adding, "This shows the seniors' willingness to protect themselves and their precious families from COVID-19 and to willingly participate in moving toward the recovery of daily life."

Deputy Head Kwon also said, "I deeply thank everyone who participated in the vaccination, and I urge those who have made pre-reservations to make sure to receive their vaccinations according to the schedule."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.