Approximately 120,000 More People Fully Vaccinated... 76.1%

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The domestic COVID-19 vaccination completion rate surpassed 76% as of midnight on the 5th.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, the total number of people who completed vaccination as of midnight on this day was 39,099,285. The vaccination completion rate compared to the population of South Korea (51,349,116 as of last December) is 76.1%. Compared to the population aged 18 and over, it is 88.5%.

The cumulative number of completed vaccinations by vaccine type is 20,925,400 for Pfizer, 10,997,729 for AstraZeneca (including 1,758,677 for mixed vaccinations), 5,687,865 for Moderna, and 1,488,291 for Janssen.

As of midnight on this day, the number of people who received the first dose was 60,047, bringing the total number of first-dose recipients to 41,398,611. This corresponds to 80.6% of the population and reaches 92.5% compared to the population aged 18 and over.

Meanwhile, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 5th, the total number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases was 2,344. The total cumulative confirmed cases stand at 375,464 (including 15,194 imported cases). The number of new domestic COVID-19 confirmed cases has remained in the 2,000 range for three consecutive days. The number of new deaths is 20 (fatality rate 0.78%).

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