COVID-19 New Cases 219,241... 80,000 Surge in One Day

762 Severe Cases and 96 Deaths

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] The number of new COVID-19 cases surged by nearly 80,000 in one day, approaching 220,000.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 2nd, there were 219,241 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 3,492,686. This is an increase of 80,248 cases in one day, marking the highest number ever recorded.

The health authorities, synthesizing predictions from various research institutions, had forecasted that more than 230,000 new cases would occur on the presidential election day, the 9th, but the number has already approached that figure.

As new cases increase, the number of critically ill patients and deaths is also rising. As of midnight on the same day, there were 762 critically ill patients, an increase of 35 from the previous day (727). The number of critically ill patients had been maintained in the 200s in mid-last month but rose to the 400s on the 19th, 500s on the 23rd, 600s on the 25th, and 700s on the 28th, showing an increasing trend.

The number of deaths was 96, down 16 from the previous day (112), but has remained in the 100s for three consecutive days. The cumulative number of deaths is 8,266, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.24%.

Hospital bed occupancy rates are also rising. The total number of COVID-19 hospital beds is 47,172, with occupancy rates of 50.1% for critically ill beds, 65.4% for semi-critical beds, and 49.8% for moderate beds. The operation rate of living treatment centers is 21.5%.

The number of patients under home treatment has also exceeded 800,000. As of midnight on the same day, it recorded 826,78 patients. Among them, the intensive management group numbered 122,717, and 183,762 people were newly classified as home treatment patients yesterday.

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