COVID-19 New Cases 1,865... Capital Region Accounts for 74.2% (Update)

The temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall is crowded with citizens seeking testing. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea has remained in the 1,800s for two consecutive days, with the spread in the Seoul metropolitan area showing no signs of slowing down.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 11th at midnight that 1,865 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 271,227. The number of new cases decreased by 27 from the previous day (1,892) but remained in the 1,800s for the second consecutive day. Compared to a week ago on the 4th (1,803 cases), there are 62 more cases.

Looking at the infection routes of the new cases on this day, 1,816 were locally transmitted and 49 were imported. Among the locally transmitted cases, Seoul reported 656, Gyeonggi 560, and Incheon 131, totaling 1,347 cases (74.2%) in the Seoul metropolitan area.

Since the beginning of this month, the number of locally transmitted cases in the metropolitan area has been in the four digits every day except on the 6th (940 cases). The metropolitan area accounted for 74% of all locally transmitted cases for two consecutive days.

Non-metropolitan areas reported 469 cases (25.8%) including Chungnam 92, Daejeon 65, Daegu 42, Gyeongnam 36, Busan 35, Gangwon and Gyeongbuk 33 each, Ulsan and Chungbuk 29 each, Jeonnam 24, Gwangju 21, Jeonbuk 15, Sejong 9, and Jeju 6.

The number of imported cases increased by 14 from the previous day (35). Among them, 19 were identified during airport or port quarantine processes. The remaining 30 tested positive while in self-quarantine at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (13), Seoul and Daegu (3 each), Ulsan, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongnam (2 each), and Incheon, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Jeonnam, and Gyeongbuk (1 each).

The death toll increased by 10 from the previous day, reaching a total of 2,358. The national average fatality rate stands at 0.87%. The number of critically ill patients totaled 352, down by one from the previous day (353).

On the previous day, 50,405 suspected cases were tested at screening clinics, 4,220 more than the 46,185 tests conducted the day before. A total of 105,065 tests were conducted at temporary screening centers nationwide.

Meanwhile, according to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, 650,079 people received their first vaccine dose the previous day. The cumulative number of first-dose recipients rose to 32,809,660, with a first-dose vaccination rate of 63.9%.

From the 8th to the 10th, a total of 12,531 new cases of suspected adverse reactions after vaccination were reported to health authorities. Daily reports of adverse reactions were 3,950 on the 8th, 4,009 on the 9th, and 4,572 on the 10th.

There were 20 new death reports. Among them, 9 had received the Pfizer vaccine, 8 the AstraZeneca vaccine, and 3 the Moderna vaccine. The causal relationship between vaccination and death has not yet been confirmed. The Promotion Team plans to evaluate the association through expert review.

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