COVID-19 New Cases 17,654... Over 10,000 for Two Consecutive Days, 29 Deaths (Comprehensive)
Confirmed Cases Decrease by 5,924 from a Week Ago... Lowest Sunday Count in 14 Weeks
The temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 4th, as the decline in COVID-19 cases continues, is quiet. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@
View original imageOn the 9th, the number of new COVID-19 cases remained in the 10,000 range for the second consecutive day.
The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, 17,654 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 24,970,789.
The number of new cases decreased by 1,777 from 19,431 the previous day. Based on Sunday announcements, this was the lowest in 14 weeks since July 3, the early stage of the resurgence, when there were 1,037 cases. Compared to a week ago on the 2nd (23,578 cases), it decreased by 5,924, and compared to two weeks ago on the 25th of last month (25,769 cases), it decreased by 8,115.
From the 3rd to that day, the daily new cases for one week were 12,142, 16,415, 34,731, 28,638, 22,298, 19,431, and 17,654, averaging 21,615 cases per day.
Among the new cases, 61 were imported cases. Since the mandatory PCR testing upon entry was lifted on the 1st, imported cases have significantly decreased, remaining below 100 for five consecutive days from the 5th to that day. Excluding imported cases, domestic regional infections numbered 17,593. The number of cases by region (including imported cases) were: Gyeonggi 4,672, Seoul 3,552, Gyeongnam 1,107, Gyeongbuk 1,038, Incheon 982, Daegu 964, Busan 884, Chungnam 700, Chungbuk 639, Jeonbuk 578, Gangwon 542, Jeonnam 492, Daejeon 463, Gwangju 422, Ulsan 310, Sejong 133, Jeju 150, and quarantine 26.
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As of midnight, the number of critically ill patients in care was 305, an increase of 18 from the previous day. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 the previous day was 29. Among the new deaths, 18 (62.0%) were aged 80 or older, 7 were in their 70s, and 4 were in their 60s. The cumulative death toll reached 28,675, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.11%.
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