New Daily COVID-19 Cases Near 400,000...Record High of 383,665 (Comprehensive)

Cumulative Deaths Exceed 10,000... Record High of 269 Deaths in One Day
Severe Bed Occupancy Rate 61.9%... 57.6% in Capital Area, 71.9% in Non-Capital Areas

On the 11th, citizens are waiting for testing at the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic in Seoul Plaza. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on the same day, the number of new confirmed cases was recorded at 282,987. There are 1,116 critically ill patients and 229 deaths. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases approached 400,000 on the 12th, setting a new record high once again.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases surpassed 6 million, 782 days after the first COVID-19 case was reported in the country. The daily death toll also hit record highs consecutively, with the total number of deaths from COVID-19 exceeding 10,000.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 383,665 new cases were reported, bringing the total confirmed cases to 6,206,277.

The daily new cases exceeded the previous record of 342,433 cases on the 9th (initially reported as 342,436 but later corrected) by 41,231. It also increased by 100,678 compared to the previous day’s 282,983 cases (initially reported as 282,987 but later corrected).

Compared to a week ago on the 5th (254,321 cases), the number is 1.5 times higher, and compared to two weeks ago on the 26th of last month (166,199 cases), it is 2.3 times higher. Although the record high was set, the rate of increase has somewhat slowed as the outbreak has entered its peak phase.

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