COVID-19 New Cases 21,469... 3,815 More Than a Week Ago

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] As the decline in the resurgence of COVID-19 slows down, the number of new confirmed cases nationwide on the 16th recorded in the low 20,000s.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 21,469, bringing the cumulative total to 25,120,465.

The number of new confirmed cases on that day was 1,375 fewer than the previous day (22,844). It was 2,107 fewer than two weeks ago on the 2nd (23,576), but compared to one week ago on the 9th (17,646), it actually increased by 3,823, showing a stagnation in the downward trend.

The number of new confirmed cases over the week starting from the 10th was 8,975 → 15,466 → 30,519 → 26,950 → 23,583 → 22,844 → 21,469, with a daily average of 21,401.

Among the confirmed cases on that day, 87 were imported cases, which is 34 more than the previous day (53). Excluding imported cases, domestic regional infections numbered 21,382.

The number of confirmed cases by region (including imported cases) was Gyeonggi 6,094, Seoul 4,191, Gyeongbuk 1,334, Incheon 1,287, Daegu 1,053, Gyeongnam 1,037, Busan 993, Chungnam 845, Gangwon 737, Jeonbuk 673, Chungbuk 649, Daejeon 627, Gwangju 566, Jeonnam 545, Ulsan 440, Sejong 192, Jeju 160, and quarantine 46.

As of midnight on that day, the number of critically ill patients in care was 247, an increase of 2 from the previous day (245). The number of deaths due to COVID-19 the previous day was 32, which is 7 more than the day before (25). Among the deceased, 23 were aged 80 or older, 5 were in their 70s, 3 in their 60s, and 1 in their 30s. The cumulative number of deaths is 28,840, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.11%.

Meanwhile, as of 5 p.m. the previous day, the number of available COVID-19 hospital beds was 6,042, of which 15.7% of critical care beds, 24.0% of semi-critical care beds, and 13.0% of moderate care beds were in use. As of midnight on that day, the number of patients receiving home treatment was 135,294.

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