Home Treatment Exceeds 200,000... 15,608 New Cases in One Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases receiving home treatment has exceeded 200,000.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 13th, the total number of COVID-19 patients under home treatment in Korea was 214,869.

This is an increase of 15,608 from 199,261 as of midnight the previous day.

By region, Gyeonggi has 58,871 cases, Seoul 48,926, and Incheon 10,591, making a total of 118,388 cases in the metropolitan area.

In non-metropolitan areas, Busan has 13,830 cases, Daegu 12,822, Jeonbuk 11,454, Gyeongnam 10,788, Chungbuk 7,696, Chungnam 7,026, Jeonnam 6,440, Gyeongbuk 6,194, Gangwon 4,279, Daejeon 5,064, Ulsan 3,794, Gwangju 2,665, Jeju 2,498, and Sejong 1,931.

Recently, with the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the number of patients under home treatment is rapidly increasing.

The quarantine authorities have implemented a new home treatment system since the 10th, dividing patients into 'intensive management group' such as those aged 60 and over, and 'general management group,' and conducting health monitoring twice a day only for the intensive management group.

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