19,5419 New COVID-19 Cases... Below 200,000 Again (Update)

1,014 Critical Patients and 184 Deaths... Cumulative Death Toll Reaches 20,034

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The number of new COVID-19 cases has dropped below 200,000 again after a day.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 13th, as of midnight, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 195,419 from the previous day, bringing the total confirmed cases to 15,635,274.

This week, the number of new cases fell below 100,000 on the 11th for the first time in 48 days, then rose to the 200,000 range (210,755) on the 12th, and dropped back to the 100,000 range on the 13th. The number of new cases on this Wednesday is the lowest since March 2 (219,222) this year.

The number of deaths yesterday was 184, an increase of 13 from the previous day (171). The cumulative death toll reached 20,034, surpassing 20,000 for the first time in 2 years and 3 months since COVID-19 first appeared in Korea on January 20, 2020. The fatality rate stands at 0.13%.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 1,014. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 54.6%, down 3.5 percentage points from the previous day (58.1%). The occupancy rate in the Seoul metropolitan area is 52.4%, while outside the metropolitan area it is 59.7%.

The current number of patients receiving home treatment nationwide is 985,470 (with 88,719 in intensive management), dropping below 1 million. During the peak of new COVID-19 cases from the 18th to the 20th of last month, the number of home treatment patients was in the 2 million range. On the 12th, the number of new home treatment cases was 198,556.

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