COVID-19 New Cases 40,064... Deaths 71 · Critical Condition 423 (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] On the 8th, the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the 40,000 range, showing a slight increase compared to the previous day.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on this day, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 40,064 from the previous day, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases to 17,544,398.

The number of new confirmed cases on this day increased by 464 compared to the previous day (39,600 cases) and by 2,293 compared to one week ago on the 1st (37,771 cases).

The number of critically ill patients was 423, which is 4 more than the previous day (419), but it has remained in the 400s since the 30th of last month (490).

The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate was 20.9% (509 out of 2,501 beds in use) as of midnight on this day, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the previous day (20.6%). The occupancy rate of semi-critical care beds, which treat patients whose condition is likely to improve from critical or worsen to critical, was 25.7%.

The number of patients receiving home treatment without hospitalization was 252,356, among whom 19,738 are in the intensive management group receiving health monitoring from home treatment management medical institutions.

The number of COVID-19 deaths reported the previous day was 71, which is 12 fewer than the day before (83). By age group, those aged 80 and above accounted for the largest number with 42 deaths (59.2%), followed by 21 in their 70s, 2 in their 60s, 3 in their 50s, 2 in their 40s, and 1 aged 0-9. The total cumulative deaths stand at 23,360, with a cumulative COVID-19 fatality rate of 0.13%.

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