Newly Confirmed Cases 14,168... Lowest in 11 Weeks (Update)

427 Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients... 33 Deaths

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The number of new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest level in 11 weeks, with cases in the 10,000 range.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 26th, as of midnight, 14,168 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total cumulative cases to 24,634,296.

The number of new cases on this day was the lowest since July 11 (12,672 cases). It decreased by 5,221 cases compared to a week ago on the 19th (19,389 cases) and dropped by 11,624 cases compared to the previous day (25,792 cases). Since the peak of over 180,000 cases on the 17th of last month, the number of new cases has been steadily declining.

The number of severe COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized increased by 11 to 427 compared to the previous day. The number of severe cases had decreased to 399 on the 23rd but has remained in the 400s for three consecutive days. The nationwide severe case bed occupancy rate is 22.5%, with 23.7% in the metropolitan area and 20.0% in non-metropolitan areas.

There were 33 new deaths, a decrease of 40 from the previous day. By age group, those aged 80 and above accounted for the most deaths at 23, followed by 8 in their 70s, and 1 each in their 60s and 50s. The number of deaths over the past week from the 20th has been recorded as 24 → 59 → 59 → 68 → 63 → 73 → 33. The cumulative death toll stands at 28,246, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

The number of confirmed cases currently under home treatment is 181,935, a decrease of 18,865 from the previous day (208,000).

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