New Confirmed Cases 44,689... Severe Cases 287 'Doubling' (Update)

21 New Deaths... 1 More Than the Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise, reaching 1.24 times the number of cases reported a week ago. The number of critically ill patients doubled compared to the previous week, continuing the 'doubling' phenomenon.

On the 1st, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 44,689 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total cumulative cases to 19,820,739. Among the new cases, 436 were imported from overseas.

The number of new cases increased by 8,829 compared to 35,860 cases reported a week ago on the 25th of last month. Due to a decrease in testing volume reflecting the 'weekend effect,' the number of new cases decreased by 28,900 compared to the previous day (73,589 cases).

Although the rate of increase in cases has slowed, the number of critically ill patients showed a doubling phenomenon again compared to the previous day. The number of critically ill patients today was 287, double the 144 cases reported the previous week.

The occupancy rate of critical care beds nationwide was 29.9%, approaching 30%. In the metropolitan area, it was 28.2%, while in non-metropolitan areas, it already exceeded 30% at 34.6%. The occupancy rate of semi-critical care beds nationwide was 51.8%, with the metropolitan area (55.7%) using more beds than non-metropolitan areas (42.4%).

The number of new COVID-19 deaths was 21. Among them, 12 were aged 80 or older, 6 were in their 70s, and one each in their 40s and 50s. There was also one death reported in the 20s age group. The cumulative death toll reached 25,068, with a fatality rate of 0.13%.

With an additional 50,659 patients entering home treatment the previous day, the total number of patients currently under home treatment is 468,492. Among them, 20,939 are in the intensive management group receiving daily health monitoring from medical institutions.

Meanwhile, from today, the classification of the intensive management group for home treatment will be abolished. Accordingly, from the 1st, confirmed cases who undergo specimen collection will receive home treatment as part of the general management group without health monitoring, even if they are elderly aged 60 or older or immunocompromised.

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