New Confirmed Cases 34,739... 1,400 Fewer Than a Week Ago (Update)

333 Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients... 16 Deaths

On the 3rd, the screening clinic set up at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul showed a quiet scene as 12,150 new COVID-19 cases were reported, marking the lowest Monday count in 13 weeks. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The number of new COVID-19 cases decreased by 1,400 compared to a week ago, falling into the 30,000 range. The number of critically ill patients and deaths also slightly decreased from the previous day.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 5th, as of midnight, 34,739 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total cumulative cases to 24,882,894. Among these, 34,670 were domestic cases, and 69 were imported cases.

The number of new cases on this day was 1,400 fewer than the 36,139 cases reported a week ago on the 28th of last month. It increased by 18,316 compared to the previous day, which was the day after the holiday. The day after holidays and weekends tends to show fewer new cases due to reduced testing volume.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized decreased by 20 from the previous day to 333. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 300s for eight consecutive days. In the past two days, the numbers have decreased from 361 to 353 to 333. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 20.5%, with 21.3% in the metropolitan area and 18.9% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of COVID-19 deaths was 16, three fewer than the previous day. By age group, those aged 80 and above accounted for the most deaths at 12, followed by three in their 70s and one in their 60s. The total cumulative deaths stand at 28,544, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

The number of confirmed cases currently under home treatment is 141,549, a decrease of 2,957 from the previous day.

For the winter vaccination campaign using the bivalent vaccine targeting the Omicron variant, 33,603 new reservations were made the previous day. The reservation rate among the vaccination target group aged 60 and above is 2.2%.

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