As Full In-Person Schooling Ends, Student COVID-19 Cases Decrease by 83 Compared to Previous Week

Student COVID-19 Cases Reach 868 Daily in Past Week
4-Week Trend: 566.9 → 810.1 → 950.9 → 868.0
Vaccination Rates for Ages 12-17: 1st Dose 66.2%, 2nd Dose 45.7%

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The number of COVID-19 confirmed student cases nationwide over the past week was 868, a decrease of 82 compared to the previous week.

On the 23rd, the Ministry of Education reported that from the 16th to the 22nd, the total number of confirmed cases among nationwide kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students was 6,076, averaging 868.0 cases per day.

The average daily confirmed cases by school level were ▲Kindergarten 110.7 ▲Elementary 499.0 ▲Middle 166.9 ▲High 86.0 ▲Special education, etc. 5.4.

Over the past four weeks, student confirmed cases slightly decreased after peaking last week, as social distancing measures were strengthened and school density adjustments were implemented.

The four-week average daily confirmed cases were ▲Nov 25?Dec 1: 566.9 ▲Dec 2?8: 810.1 ▲Dec 9?15: 950.9 ▲Dec 16?22: 868.0.

The four-week average daily confirmed cases among faculty and staff were 44.9 → 72.0 → 78.6 → 75.1.

The vaccination status for children and adolescents (ages 12?17) is 66.2% for the first dose and 45.7% for the second dose. For ages 16?17, the first dose vaccination rate is 81.2%, and the second dose completion rate is 70.2%. For ages 12?15, the first dose vaccination rate is 58.8%, and the second dose completion rate is 33.8%.

Since the 20th, the Ministry of Education has adjusted school density to two-thirds in all schools in the metropolitan area and in oversized and overcrowded schools in non-metropolitan areas until the winter vacation.

The original plan was to fully reopen schools and normalize educational activities starting March next year, but this has become uncertain due to the rapid increase in confirmed cases since November.

A Ministry of Education official explained, "It is difficult to evaluate school attendance solely based on quantitative indicators such as the number of confirmed cases or vaccination rates, and the risk assessments regularly conducted by health authorities must be considered. We will finalize the academic operation plan for the first semester of 2022 by considering the situation during winter vacation and risk assessments."

The number of confirmed university student cases over the past week was 470, averaging 67.1 per day. The four-week average daily confirmed university student cases were 62.3 → 78.4 → 77.7 → 67.1. The number of confirmed university faculty and staff cases over the past week was 110, averaging 15.7 per day.

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