New COVID-19 Cases 7,850 and 964 Critically Ill... Highest Ever Recorded

70 New Deaths... Total 4,456
Omicron Infections Increase by 9

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The number of new COVID-19 cases reached a record high of 7,850. The number of critically ill patients also reached the highest figure, in the high 900s.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 15th at midnight that the number of new confirmed cases increased by 7,850, bringing the total to 536,495. Of these, 7,828 were domestic cases and 22 were imported. Compared to 5,567 cases the previous day, the number of confirmed cases as of midnight increased by 2,283. Additionally, this is 676 more than the previous record high of 7,174 on the 8th.

By region, Seoul recorded 3,157 cases, Incheon 475, and Gyeonggi 2,296. Non-metropolitan areas reported the following: ▲Busan 343 ▲Daegu 177 ▲Gwangju 59 ▲Daejeon 164 ▲Ulsan 59 ▲Sejong 26 ▲Gangwon 160 ▲Chungbuk 105 ▲Chungnam 209 ▲Jeonbuk 120 ▲Jeonnam 59 ▲Gyeongbuk 193 ▲Gyeongnam 194 ▲Jeju 32.

The number of critically ill patients increased by 58 from the previous day, reaching a record high of 964. After recording 840 critically ill patients on the 8th and staying in the 800s, the number rose to 906 the previous day, surpassing 900 for the first time.

The daily death toll from COVID-19 was 70, bringing the total deaths to 4,456. The fatality rate stands at 0.83%. The daily death toll of 70 is the third highest ever recorded.

The number of people infected with the new Omicron variant increased by 9 from the previous day, totaling 128. Among the new confirmed cases, 5 were imported and 4 were domestic infections.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, as of midnight, 54,184 people received their first dose, bringing the total number of first-dose recipients to 43,104,019. The vaccination rate for the first dose relative to the population is 83.9%. Among those aged 18 and over and those aged 60 and over, 94.2% and 93.7% respectively have completed their first dose. The number of new second-dose vaccinations was 43,060, with a cumulative total of 41,807,882, and the number of new third-dose vaccinations was 787,801, bringing the cumulative total to 7,937,480.

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