COVID-19 New Cases 350,190... Home Treatment Patients Surpass 1.56 Million (Comprehensive)

New Confirmed Cases 350,190, Decreased from Yesterday
Cumulative Deaths 10,395

On the 10th, with 327,549 new COVID-19 cases reported, marking the second consecutive day of over 300,000 cases, citizens waiting to be tested are lined up at a temporary screening clinic set up at Sogang University Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] As the spread of the Omicron variant intensifies, the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded 350,000 on the 13th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, 351,90 new cases were added, bringing the total to 6,556,453.

The number of new cases on that day was 33,474 fewer than the previous day's record high of 383,664 cases (initially announced as 383,665 cases but later corrected).

However, compared to a week earlier on the 6th (243,621 cases), it is 1.4 times higher, and compared to two weeks earlier on the 27th of last month (163,560 cases), it is 2.1 times higher.

The number of critically ill patients also showed an increasing trend.

The number of critically ill patients was 1,074, an increase of 8 from the previous day (1,066), marking six consecutive days of four-digit counts since the 8th.

Among the critically ill patients currently hospitalized, 368 are aged 80 or older, 323 in their 70s, 223 in their 60s, 83 in their 50s, 27 in their 40s, 23 in their 30s, and 16 in their 20s. Additionally, there are 7 under 10 years old and 4 in their teens.

Accordingly, intensive care unit beds are filling up rapidly.

As of midnight on that day, the nationwide COVID-19 severe bed occupancy rate was 64.1% (1,763 out of 2,751 beds in use), an increase of 2.2 percentage points from the previous day (61.9%). The occupancy rate in the metropolitan area was 60.8%, and in non-metropolitan areas, it was 71.9%.

The number of patients under home treatment as of midnight was 1,568,322, an increase of 135,789 from the previous day (1,432,533).

There were 251 additional deaths in one day, 18 fewer than the previous day (269).

By age group, the highest number of deaths was among those aged 80 or older with 161, followed by 45 in their 70s, 29 in their 60s, 11 in their 50s, 3 in their 40s, and 2 in their 20s.

The cumulative number of deaths is 10,395, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.16%.

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