The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the mid-60,000 range. On the 24th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 64,725 new cases were reported.


This is a decrease of 10,724 from the previous day's 75,449 cases. It has been under 100,000 for four consecutive days since the 21st.


The number of critically ill patients was 726, down 12 from 738 the previous day. The nationwide intensive care bed occupancy rate was 34.9% as of midnight.


The number of patients receiving home treatment was 553,173, a decrease of 6,136 from the previous day. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 was 109. The total cumulative death toll stands at 22,133.


New cases include 64,689 domestic infections and 36 imported cases. Among domestic cases, 15,249 were in Gyeonggi, 10,375 in Seoul, and 3,316 in Incheon, with 28,940 cases (44.7%) coming from the metropolitan area.


Including imported cases, the number of cases by region is as follows: Gyeonggi 15,249, Seoul 10,377, Gyeongbuk 4,047, Gyeongnam 3,867, Daegu 3,399, Incheon 3,319, Jeonnam 3,171, Chungnam 3,009, Jeonbuk 2,975, Busan 2,679, Chungbuk 2,623, Gwangju 2,373, Daejeon 2,297, Gangwon 2,265, Ulsan 1,689, Jeju 994, and Sejong 386.



The COVID-19 vaccination completion rate was 86.8% as of midnight. The third dose vaccination rate was 64.4% of the total population.


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