Both Confirmed Cases and Deaths Break Records... Busan Surpasses 30,000 Daily Confirmed Cases for the First Time, Cumulative Cases Remain in the 400,000s

Citizens are lining up in a long queue for testing at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City broke the record for the highest number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases, surpassing 30,000. Additionally, the number of deaths since the outbreak of COVID-19 was the highest ever recorded.

Busan City announced that as of midnight on the 9th, there were 31,153 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. This is an increase of 11,790 cases from the previous day's 19,363, setting a new record for the highest number of confirmed cases in Busan.

The total number of confirmed cases nationwide exceeded 5 million, and the cumulative confirmed cases in the Busan area rose to 382,319.

Busan surpassed 100,000 cumulative confirmed cases for the first time on the 20th of last month, then entered the 200,000 range on the 1st of this month. It broke through the 300,000 mark in just eight days.

The infection is spreading uncontrollably and indiscriminately throughout the local community.

Cluster infections in nursing hospitals, detected through proactive testing, continue. On this day, one nursing hospital in Busanjin-gu reported that after one patient was confirmed positive, 28 additional infections followed.

Similarly, in a nursing hospital in Geumjeong-gu, after three staff members tested positive in proactive testing, 34 additional infections occurred.

Although cohort isolation measures have been implemented in the wards where confirmed cases occurred, they are insufficient.

There are currently 78 critically ill patients under treatment: 26 in their 80s or older, 29 in their 70s, 11 in their 60s, 5 in their 50s, and 7 aged 40 or younger.

The current utilization rate of intensive care beds is 75.8%, and 28 deaths were reported the previous day. All deceased were elderly aged 60 or older. On the 8th, 10 people in their 90s, 10 in their 80s, 7 in their 70s, and 1 in their 60s died due to COVID-19.

As of 8 p.m. the previous day, the number of home-treated patients in Busan increased to 22,150. Currently, the total number of home-treated patients in the Busan area is 98,530.

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