COVID-19 Spread Continues... 1,930 New Cases, Over 1,900 for Three Consecutive Days (Comprehensive)

Deaths Increase by 4 to Total 2,148... Fatality Rate at 0.97%

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is encouraging medical staff during his visit to the temporary COVID-19 screening site set up at the Icheon Rest Area on the Jungbu Expressway (toward Hanam) in Icheon City, Gyeonggi Province, on the 13th. The government announced that, in preparation for the summer vacation season and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, temporary screening sites will be installed and operated from the 13th to the 31st at four locations: Anseong Rest Area on the Seoul-bound Gyeongbu Line, Icheon Rest Area on the Hanam-bound Jungbu Line, Hwaseong Rest Area on the Seoul-bound Seohaean Line, and Yongin Rest Area on the Incheon-bound Yeongdong Line. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] The fourth wave of COVID-19 shows no signs of subsiding.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 14th at midnight that there were 1,930 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 222,111. This is 60 fewer than the previous day (1,990) and marks the third consecutive day with cases in the 1,900s.

Although this is 292 fewer than the record high three days ago (2,222), it is 107 more than the 1,823 cases reported on the 7th, indicating that the spread is still ongoing.

Especially with the Liberation Day holiday starting today, large-scale movement and various social gatherings are expected nationwide, raising concerns about further spread. Accordingly, the government has urged people to refrain from traveling and gathering during the holiday period, but the effectiveness of this request remains uncertain.

The fourth wave, which began mainly in the Seoul metropolitan area, has recently spread to non-metropolitan regions, showing a nationwide pattern.

By region, the metropolitan area accounts for a total of 1,146 cases (61.6%), with Seoul at 510, Gyeonggi at 560, and Incheon at 76. Although the number of locally transmitted cases in the metropolitan area dropped to the low 800s earlier in the week, since the 11th, it has exceeded 1,000 for four consecutive days.

Non-metropolitan areas reported 714 cases (38.4%), including Busan 150, Gyeongnam 101, Daegu 79, Chungnam 57, Jeju 55, Gyeongbuk 52, Chungbuk 42, Daejeon 40, Gangwon 39, Jeonnam 27, Ulsan 26, Jeonbuk 20, Gwangju 16, and Sejong 10. The number of locally transmitted cases in non-metropolitan areas has also remained in the 700s for four consecutive days since the 11th.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 increased by 4 from the previous day, totaling 2,148. The domestic average fatality rate is 0.97%. The number of critically ill patients rose by 17 to 386 from 369 the day before, maintaining over 300 for 15 consecutive days since the 31st of last month (317).

As of today, 1,530 patients have been released from isolation, bringing the total to 193,778. The number of patients currently in isolation treatment increased by 396 to a total of 26,185.

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