COVID-19 New Cases 7,994... Below 10,000 for a Week (Update)

98 Critically Ill Patients Hospitalized... 8 Deaths

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea has remained below 10,000 for a week.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 16th, as of midnight, 7,994 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total cumulative cases to 18,256,457.

The daily new cases have stayed below 10,000 for a week since the 10th. This is the first time in five months since January that the daily new cases have remained under 10,000 for seven consecutive days. The new cases on this day decreased by 1,441 compared to the previous day (9,435) and by 1,317 compared to a week ago on the 10th (9,311).

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 98, remaining in the 90s for five consecutive days. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 7.9%, with 6.6% in the metropolitan area and 12.3% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of new deaths is 8, with six of them aged 80 or older, and one each in their 50s and 60s. The daily new COVID-19 deaths have been in single digits for three consecutive days. The cumulative death toll is 24,407, with a fatality rate of 0.13%.

With 8,220 new patients added to home treatment the previous day, the total number of patients currently under home treatment is 46,218. Among them, 2,662 are in the intensive management group receiving health care from medical institutions.

The fourth dose vaccination rate for COVID-19 among the elderly aged 60 and above increased by 0.1 percentage points from the previous day to 30.2%.

The first and second dose vaccination rates for children aged 5 to 11 remain unchanged from the previous day at 1.5% and 0.7%, respectively.

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