New Confirmed Cases 29,108... Severe Cases in 300s for the First Time in 45 Days (Update)

399 Severe Cases Hospitalized... 68 Deaths

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] As the number of new COVID-19 cases reached the 20,000 range, the number of critically ill patients dropped below 400 for the first time in 45 days.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 23rd, as of midnight, 29,108 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 24,565,021. Among these, 28,805 were domestic cases, and 303 were imported cases.

The number of new cases on this day decreased by 22,747 compared to a week ago on the 16th (51,855 cases). It also decreased by 3,901 compared to the previous day. The number of new cases over the past five days was 19,390 → 47,901 → 41,276 → 33,009 → 29,108, showing a downward trend compared to a week ago.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized was 399, dropping to the 300 range for the first time since the 9th of last month. This is 29 fewer than the previous day (428). The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 24.1%, with 24.9% in the metropolitan area and 22.5% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of new deaths was 68, an increase of 9 from the previous day. COVID-19 deaths had decreased to 24 on the 20th but have been rising again. After increasing to 59 on the 21st and the previous day, the number rose again to the 60s on this day. By age group, 48 were aged 80 or older, 9 in their 70s, 5 in their 60s, 4 in their 40s, and 1 each in their 50s and 20s. The cumulative number of deaths is 28,077, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

With 29,660 new patients added to home treatment the previous day, the total number of confirmed cases currently under home treatment is 205,612.

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