COVID-19 New Cases 1,589... Vaccination Completion Rate 75.6% (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] On the second day of the 'gradual return to normal life' implementation, the number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached the 1,500s on the 2nd.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight, 1,589 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 367,974. Of these, 1,578 were domestic cases and 11 were imported cases.

By region, Seoul reported 698 cases, Gyeonggi 499, and Incheon 112, with the metropolitan area accounting for 1,209 cases (76.6%).

Non-metropolitan areas reported 369 cases (23.4%), including Chungnam 69, Gyeongnam 54, Daegu 42, Jeonnam 34, Gangwon 29, Busan and Daejeon 28 each, Chungbuk 24, Gyeongbuk 21, Gwangju 14, Jeonbuk 12, Ulsan 7, Sejong 5, and Jeju 2.

Among the 11 imported cases, one was detected during quarantine, and the remaining 10 were confirmed in the local community. Four were Korean nationals and seven were foreigners.

The number of deaths increased by 16 from the previous day, bringing the total deaths to 2,874, with a fatality rate of 0.78%. There are currently 347 severe or critical patients hospitalized.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, 82,747 people received their first dose yesterday, bringing the total number of first-dose recipients to 41,224,561. The first-dose vaccination rate among the population is 80.3%. Among those aged 18 and over, 92.3% have completed their first dose.

On the same day, 118,436 people completed their vaccination, bringing the total number of fully vaccinated individuals to 38,804,722, with a full vaccination rate of 75.6% of the population.

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