New Confirmed Cases 318,130, 17,450 Fewer Than Yesterday... 282 Deaths (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo Mideum] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 27th at midnight that the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 318,130, bringing the total to 11,815,841.

The number of new confirmed cases decreased by 17,450 compared to the previous day (335,580), marking four consecutive days of cases in the 300,000 range since the 24th (395,568).

Typically, the number of tests conducted on weekends decreases compared to weekdays, resulting in Sunday’s reported cases being lower than Saturday’s.

Compared to one week ago on the 20th, when there were 334,642 cases, the new cases decreased by 16,512, and compared to two weeks ago on the 13th, when there were 350,168 cases, it decreased by 32,038.

The health authorities stated that the scale of the outbreak has passed its peak and the daily number of confirmed cases is showing a gradual decline.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 reported the previous day was 282, which is 41 fewer than the day before (323).

Among the 282 deaths, the highest number was in the 80+ age group with 177 deaths, followed by 68 in their 70s, 28 in their 60s, 6 in their 50s, 2 in their 40s, and 1 in their 20s.

The cumulative number of deaths is 14,899, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.13%.

The number of critically ill patients reported on the day was 1,216, an increase of 52 from the previous day (1,164).

The number of critically ill patients has remained in the four-digit range, fluctuating between 1,000 and 1,200 for 20 consecutive days since surpassing 1,000 on the 8th (1,007).

As of midnight on the day, the number of patients receiving home treatment was 1,963,839, an increase of 61,492 from the previous day (1,902,347), approaching 2 million.

Regarding the infection routes of new confirmed cases, 318,087 were locally transmitted and 43 were imported from overseas.

Among the locally transmitted cases, 85,377 were in Gyeonggi, 59,151 in Seoul, and 21,561 in Incheon, with a total of 166,089 cases (52.2%) reported in the metropolitan area alone.

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