New COVID-19 Cases Over 400 for Two Consecutive Days... 856,000 First Doses Administered, Daily Record High (Update)

435 Local Cases, 19 Imported Cases
875,498 People Vaccinated in One Day Previously

On the 7th, the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the general elderly population aged 60 to 64 living in the community and military personnel under 30 began. Citizens are waiting in the monitoring area after receiving the vaccine at the vaccination center set up at Bukahyeon Culture and Sports Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] On the 8th, the number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea remained in the 400s for the second consecutive day due to the weekend effect. With the acceleration of vaccination efforts, the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in a single day reached 875,498, surpassing a cumulative total of 10 million doses administered.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) reported that as of midnight, 454 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed domestically, bringing the total to 145,091. Of these, 435 were locally transmitted cases and 19 were imported. On the same day, the number of suspected cases tested was 36,287, with 37,150 tests conducted at temporary screening centers in the metropolitan area and 3,253 tests at temporary screening centers outside the metropolitan area, totaling 76,690 tests. At the temporary screening centers, 45 positive cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area and 2 in non-metropolitan areas.

In the metropolitan area, confirmed cases included 139 in Seoul, 125 in Gyeonggi, and 11 in Incheon. Outside the metropolitan area, 48 cases were reported in Gyeongnam and 33 in Daegu, followed by 22 in Daejeon, 15 in Busan, 8 in Jeonnam, 7 in Jeju, 6 each in Chungbuk and Gyeongbuk, 5 in Gangwon, 3 each in Ulsan, Jeonbuk, and Chungnam, and 1 in Gwangju. Cases were confirmed in all regions except Sejong.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths increased by one from the previous day to 1,975. The number of critically ill patients decreased by three to 149. An additional 591 patients were declared recovered and released from isolation, bringing the total to 135,412.

Meanwhile, according to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, as of midnight, 875,498 people received vaccinations in one day. Newly administered first doses numbered 855,642, bringing the cumulative total of first doses completed to 8,455,799. Newly administered second doses were 19,856, with a cumulative total of 2,299,853. The vaccination rate relative to the population was 16.5% for the first dose and 4.5% for those fully vaccinated.

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