'Step-by-step Return to Normal Life' Approaching... 2,000+ Daily Cases for Two Consecutive Days Again

Medical staff are collecting specimens at a temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 28th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] As the government announced the implementation of 'Step-by-step Daily Recovery (With Corona)' starting from the 1st of next month, the number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea recorded 2,124 on the 29th, two days before the implementation, marking over 2,000 cases for two consecutive days.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Central Disease Control Headquarters reported that as of midnight, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases increased by 2,124 from the previous day to 360,536. The sources of new infections were 2,094 local transmissions and 30 imported cases.

Among the locally transmitted cases, 1,652 cases, accounting for 78.9%, were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area. Specifically, 769 cases in Seoul, 753 in Gyeonggi, and 130 in Incheon were confirmed.

Non-metropolitan area cases totaled 442. By region, the confirmed cases were ▲Busan 42 ▲Daegu 116 ▲Gwangju 3 ▲Daejeon 9 ▲Ulsan 4 ▲Sejong 1 ▲Gangwon 21 ▲Chungbuk 34 ▲Chungnam 67 ▲Jeonbuk 55 ▲Jeonnam 12 ▲Gyeongbuk 42 ▲Gyeongnam 33 ▲Jeju 3.

There were 30 imported cases. Eight were detected during quarantine, and 22 were confirmed in the community. Among them, 13 were Korean nationals and 17 were foreigners.

Meanwhile, as of midnight, 61,941 people received new COVID-19 vaccinations. The cumulative number of first-dose vaccinations reached 41,035,897. The vaccination rate against the total population is 79.9%, and 92.1% among those aged 18 and over. The number of fully vaccinated individuals increased by 617,785 from the previous day to 37,593,462. The vaccination rate for the second dose is 73.2% of the total population and 85.1% among those aged 18 and over.

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