COVID-19 New Cases 50,568... Below 100,000 for 9 Consecutive Days (Update)

526 Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients... 136 Deaths

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] As the Omicron variant wave shows signs of subsiding, the number of new confirmed cases has remained below 100,000 for the ninth consecutive day.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 29th, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases increased by 50,568 from the previous day, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases to 17,194,616.

The new confirmed cases on this day decreased by 6,896 from the previous day's 57,464. This is the lowest weekly figure since Monday the 25th (34,361 cases), when both testing volume and confirmed cases dropped. Since the 21st, the daily new confirmed cases have remained below 100,000 for nine consecutive days. Among the new confirmed cases, 11,600 were high-risk individuals aged 60 or older, accounting for 23.0% of the total.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized was 526, remaining in the 500s for the third consecutive day. This is a decrease of 26 from the previous day (552). The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate was 27.6%, staying in the 20% range for the second day in a row. The rates were 26.4% in the metropolitan area and 30.3% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of deaths recorded up to the previous day was 136, an increase of 14 from the day before (122). The cumulative death toll stands at 22,724, with a fatality rate of 0.13%.

As of midnight on this day, the number of patients under home treatment was 392,706, of whom 30,724 are in the intensive management group receiving health care from medical institutions. The number of newly added home treatment cases the previous day was recorded at 51,844.

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