COVID-19 New Cases Remain in the 3,000s for Three Consecutive Days...Capital Region Accounts for 80.6% (Update)

Jeon Hae-cheol, the 2nd Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety), is speaking while presiding over the COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The number of new domestic COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached 3,034 on the 19th, marking the third consecutive day with over 3,000 cases.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, the total cumulative number of domestic COVID-19 cases increased by 3,034 from the previous day to 409,099. Of these, 3,011 were domestic cases and 23 were imported cases.

By region, Seoul reported 1,397 cases, Gyeonggi 844 cases, and Incheon 187 cases, totaling 2,428 cases (80.6%), indicating that the spread remains concentrated in the metropolitan area.

Non-metropolitan cases included 78 in Gyeongnam, 76 in Busan, 72 in Gangwon, 56 in Chungnam, 53 in Daejeon, 49 in Gyeongbuk, 47 in Daegu, 46 in Jeonnam, 31 in Jeju, 24 each in Gwangju and Jeonbuk, 20 in Chungbuk, 4 in Ulsan, and 3 in Sejong, totaling 583 cases (19.4%).

Among the 23 imported cases, 7 were detected during quarantine, and 13 were confirmed within the local community.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized, which had been rapidly increasing recently, decreased by 7 from the previous day to 499, approaching 500.

The death toll increased by 28 from the previous day, reaching a total of 3,215. The resulting fatality rate stands at 0.79%.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, 44,684 people received their first dose the previous day, bringing the total number of first-dose recipients to 42,157,766. The vaccination rate for the first dose relative to the population is 82.1%. Among those aged 18 and over, 93.1% have completed their first dose. The number of people who completed vaccination the previous day was 59,442, bringing the total number of fully vaccinated individuals to 40,374,444. The vaccination rate for fully vaccinated individuals relative to the population is 78.6%, and 90.7% among those aged 18 and over.

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