Seoul Surpasses 6,000 Cumulative COVID Home Treatment Patients

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The number of COVID-19 patients undergoing home treatment in Seoul has surpassed 6,000.

According to Seoul City on the 31st, as of midnight on the 29th, the cumulative number of home treatment patients in Seoul was 6,426.

By age group, the largest number of home treatment patients was in their 60s, with 1,367 people (21.3%).

Next were those in their 40s with 1,330 people (20.7%), followed by those in their 30s with 1,041 people (16.2%), teenagers with 992 people (15.4%), those in their 50s with 983 people (15.3%), and those in their 20s with 538 people (8.4%).

Those aged 70 and above totaled 175 people, accounting for 2.7%. This included 150 people in their 70s, 22 in their 80s, and 3 aged 90 or older.

Under the phased daily recovery plan, COVID-19 patient treatment is shifting to home-based care.

Since February, Seoul City has been implementing home treatment for asymptomatic and mild patients aged 12 and under, as well as patients with children requiring care. From August, the home treatment target was expanded to include some adults.

The rate of patients transferred from home treatment to hospital admission in Seoul is approximately 2.8%.

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