COVID-19 New Cases 1,793... Deaths Increase by 11 (Update)
Local 1,738 Cases · Overseas 55 Cases... Total 246,951 Cases, 2,276 Deaths
The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea increased by 1,793 as of midnight on the 28th, bringing the total to 246,951. This is 48 fewer cases than the previous day (1,841).
The daily number of confirmed cases has remained in the four digits for 53 consecutive days since the 7th of last month (1,211 cases). Among the new cases reported on this day, 1,738 were locally transmitted and 55 were imported.
By region, Seoul reported 559 cases, Gyeonggi 532, and Incheon 91, totaling 1,182 cases (68.0%) in the metropolitan area. Non-metropolitan areas reported a total of 556 cases (32.0%), including Daegu 76, Busan 75, Chungnam 61, Gyeongnam 52, Daejeon 48, Gyeongbuk 46, Chungbuk 44, Gangwon 39, Jeonnam 24, Ulsan and Jeonbuk 21 each, Jeju 19, Gwangju 18, and Sejong 12.
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The number of imported cases was 55, which is 25 more than the previous day (30). The death toll increased by 11, bringing the total to 2,276. The national average fatality rate is 0.92%.
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