COVID-19 Severe Cases Reach 700s After 34 Days... 3,007 New Confirmed Cases

Citizens waiting to be tested at the temporary screening clinic set up in Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] The number of severe and critical COVID-19 patients in South Korea decreased to the 700s for the first time in 34 days, continuing the downward trend.

On the 10th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight, there were 3,007 new confirmed COVID-19 cases domestically, bringing the total cumulative cases to 667,390. The number of new cases decreased by 366 compared to the previous day and dropped by 118 compared to a week ago on the 3rd.

On the same day, the number of severe and critical COVID-19 patients was recorded at 786. After falling to the 800s on the 5th with 882 patients for the first time in 24 days, the number dropped again to the 700s within four days, maintaining the downward trend.

The death toll increased by 34 on the day, bringing the total deaths to 6,071 (cumulative fatality rate 0.91%). The daily death count decreased by 17 from 51 the previous day.

By infection route, 2,768 cases were locally transmitted, and 239 were imported from overseas. Among the locally transmitted cases, Seoul reported 718, Gyeonggi 982, and Incheon 115, totaling 1,815 cases (65.6%) in the metropolitan area. The non-metropolitan area reported a total of 953 cases, including ▲Busan 158 ▲Daegu 89 ▲Gwangju 131 ▲Daejeon 30 ▲Ulsan 20 ▲Sejong 13 ▲Gangwon 56 ▲Chungbuk 27 ▲Chungnam 90 ▲Jeonbuk 93 ▲Jeonnam 83 ▲Gyeongbuk 79 ▲Gyeongnam 77 ▲Jeju 8.

Meanwhile, the domestic COVID-19 vaccination completion rate was 83.9% as of midnight on the same day, with a cumulative total of 43,030,450 people vaccinated. The third dose vaccination was completed by 21,031,481 people, accounting for 41.0% of the total population.

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