New COVID-19 Cases at 107,894... Severe Cases Reach 300s for the First Time in 78 Days (Update)

310 Severe COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized... 34 Deaths
Fatality Rate Drops from 0.13% to 0.12% in 4 Months

On the 3rd, 119,922 new COVID-19 cases were reported domestically, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to over 20 million. Citizens are getting tested at the screening clinic of Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul on this day. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] While the number of new COVID-19 cases decreased by about 10,000 compared to the previous day, the number of critically ill patients exceeded 300 for the first time in two months.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 4th, as of midnight, 107,894 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total cumulative cases to 20,161,054. Among these, 435 cases were imported from overseas.

The number of new cases decreased by 12,028 from the previous day (119,922), which was the highest number of cases in 110 days. This is 1.22 times the number of cases reported a week ago on the 28th of last month, showing an increasing trend on a weekly basis.

The number of critically ill patients, which had fluctuated around the 280s recently, increased by 26 from the previous day to 310. This marks the first time in 78 days since May 18 (313 patients) that the number has reached the 300s. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 32.7%, with 32.0% in the metropolitan area and 34.2% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of new deaths also increased by 8 from the previous day to 34. By age group, 18 were aged 80 or older, 6 in their 70s, 5 in their 60s, 3 in their 50s, and 1 each in their 30s and 40s. The cumulative death toll stands at 25,144. The fatality rate, which had been maintained at 0.13% since April 8 this year, decreased by 0.01 percentage points to 0.12% on this day.

With 112,043 new patients added to home treatment the previous day, the total number of patients currently undergoing home treatment is 506,095. Among them, 10,606 are in the intensive management group receiving daily health monitoring from medical institutions. Although the classification of the intensive management group for home treatment was abolished on the 1st, those classified as intensive management patients until the 31st of last month are still managed as such until their isolation is lifted.

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