COVID-19 New Cases in the 90,000s... 203 Deaths and 893 Critical Cases (Update 2)

On the weekend of the 17th, citizens were getting tested at the temporary COVID-19 screening site at Seoul Station. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of midnight that day, 93,001 new COVID-19 cases were reported. This is 14,915 fewer than the 107,916 cases reported the previous day (16th), continuing the downward trend. The number fell below 100,000 for the first time in six days. The cumulative number of confirmed cases stands at 16,305,752. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The number of new COVID-19 cases has dropped below 100,000.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 17th, there were 93,001 new confirmed cases. This is 71,000 fewer than the 164,481 cases reported a week earlier on the 10th. The number of critically ill patients was 893, and there were 203 additional deaths. The number of critically ill patients fell to the 800s for the first time in 42 days.

Of the new confirmed cases, 92,983 were domestic transmissions and 18 were imported cases. By region, domestic cases were reported as follows: Seoul 14,805, Busan 3,375, Daegu 4,210, Incheon 4,874, Gwangju 3,559, Daejeon 3,558, Ulsan 2,018, Sejong 755, Gyeonggi 23,117, Gangwon 3,113, Chungbuk 3,558, Chungnam 5,451, Jeonbuk 4,158, Jeonnam 4,395, Gyeongbuk 5,053, Gyeongnam 5,516, and Jeju 1,468.

The number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 203, bringing the total to 21,092 (fatality rate 0.13%). The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized was 893, a decrease of 20 from the previous day.

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