COVID-19 Cases in Early 5,000s... Critically Ill Patients in 700s 'Record High'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 1st, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases reached the early 5,000s, and the number of critically ill patients reached the 700s, both marking the highest records since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Jeon Hae-cheol, the 2nd Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety), stated in the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' opening remarks that "the number of confirmed cases is expected to reach the early 5,000s," and "as of yesterday, the number of critically ill patients is at the 700 level, with bed occupancy rates rising mainly in the metropolitan area and waiting for bed allocation increasing."

This is the first time that the daily new confirmed cases have reached the 5,000 range. The previous highest daily confirmed cases were 4,115, announced at midnight on the 24th. It is also the first time that the number of critically ill patients has exceeded 700, with the previous highest being 661 the day before.

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