New Confirmed Cases 26,957, Down About 3,500 from Previous Day... Severe Cases Remain in 200s for Second Day (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Byun Seon-jin] The number of new COVID-19 cases decreased by about 3,500 in one day, dropping back to the 20,000 range.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 13th, as of midnight, 26,957 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total cumulative cases to 25,052,677. Among them, 26,886 were domestic cases and 71 were imported cases.

The number of new cases on this day decreased by 3,578 compared to the previous day (30,535). Compared to a week ago on the 6th (28,635), it decreased by 1,678, and compared to two weeks ago on the 29th of last month (30,857), it decreased by 3,900.

From the 7th to this day, the daily new cases for the past week were 22,298 → 19,431 → 17,654 → 8,981 → 15,476 → 30,535 → 26,957.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized decreased by 3 from the previous day to 266. The number of critically ill patients over the past week from the 7th to this day was 329 → 287 → 305 → 311 → 313 → 262 → 266. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 17.4%, with 17.4% in the metropolitan area and 17.6% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in one day was 25, which is 10 more than the previous day. By age group, those aged 80 and over accounted for the most with 15 deaths, followed by 5 in their 70s, 3 in their 60s, and 1 each in their 50s and teens. The total cumulative deaths are 28,748, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

The number of confirmed cases currently under home treatment is 117,401, with 27,291 new home treatment cases reported the previous day.

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