New Confirmed Cases 37,548... Critically Ill Patients Up by 14 from Previous Day (Update)

562 Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients... 56 Deaths

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] As the number of new COVID-19 cases reached the 30,000 range, the number of critically ill patients has been increasing for three consecutive days.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 5th, as of midnight, 37,548 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total cumulative cases to 23,606,740.

The number of new cases decreased by 5,566 compared to a week ago on the 29th of last month. It also dropped by 34,596 compared to the previous day. On a Monday basis, this is the lowest number of new cases reported in about a month since July 25.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 562, an increase of 14 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients had dropped to 508 on the 2nd but has been rising for three consecutive days since then: 508 on the 2nd, 520 on the 3rd, 548 on the 4th, and 562 on the 5th. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 37.8%, with 37.5% in the metropolitan area and 38.5% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of new deaths was recorded at 56, a decrease of 23 from the previous day. By age group, 36 were aged 80 and above, 10 in their 70s, 6 in their 60s, 3 in their 50s, and 1 in their 40s. The cumulative death toll stands at 27,149, with a fatality rate of 0.12%.

On the previous day, 44,959 new patients were added to home treatment, bringing the total number of patients currently under home treatment to 469,484.

The first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, 'Skycovione,' had a cumulative total of 36 pre-registrations as of midnight on the same day.

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