New COVID-19 Cases 26,906... Increase of About 4,000 Compared to One Week Ago (Comprehensive)
The screening clinic set up at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul is showing a quiet scene. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] On the 22nd, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by more than 4,000 compared to a week ago, reaching the mid-20,000s.
The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, 26,906 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the cumulative total to 25,271,078. The number of new cases on this day was 2,155 more than the previous day (24,751). Compared to a week ago on the 15th (22,832 cases), it increased by 4,074, and compared to two weeks ago on the 8th (19,422 cases), it rose by 7,484, showing signs of the previously subsiding COVID-19 wave stirring again as winter approaches. The number of new cases over the past week from the 16th was 21,456 → 10,126 → 33,224 → 29,498 → 25,431 → 24,751 → 26,906, averaging 24,613 cases per day.
Among the confirmed cases on this day, 48 were imported cases, 12 fewer than the previous day (60). Excluding imported cases, there were 26,858 domestic infections. The number of confirmed cases by region (including imported cases) was: Gyeonggi 8,055, Seoul 6,016, Incheon 1,698, Gyeongbuk 1,402, Daegu 1,002, Busan 1,220, Gyeongnam 1,222, Gangwon 960, Chungnam 911, Daejeon 808, Chungbuk 740, Jeonbuk 735, Jeonnam 677, Gwangju 635, Ulsan 452, Sejong 193, Jeju 167, and quarantine 13.
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As of midnight on this day, the number of critically ill patients in care was 196, down 37 from the previous day (233). The number of critically ill patients falling below 200 is the first time in about three months since July 28. The number of deaths from COVID-19 on the previous day was 22, 8 fewer than the day before (30). Among the new deaths, 13 (59.1%) were aged 80 or older, 6 were in their 70s, 2 in their 50s, and 1 in their 40s. The cumulative number of deaths is 28,974, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.11%.
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