New COVID-19 Cases Reach 35,000... "COVID-19 Wave Shows Rebound Trend" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] As the government judges that the COVID-19 outbreak is on the rise again, the number of new confirmed cases has reached the 35,000 range.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 28th, as of midnight, 35,924 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases to 25,466,992. Among them, 35,864 cases were domestic transmissions, and 60 were imported cases.

The number of new confirmed cases increased by 937 compared to the previous day (34,987). Compared to a week ago on the 21st (24,751), it increased by 11,173, and compared to two weeks ago on the 14th (23,583), it increased by 12,341. Cho Kyu-hong, First Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), evaluated at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the Government Seoul Office that day, "The COVID-19 outbreak is showing signs of rebounding after a stagnation period." Regarding the trend of the outbreak, Baek Kyung-ran, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, also diagnosed at a briefing on the 26th, "The outbreak, which had been steadily decreasing, is showing a slight increase."

The number of new confirmed cases over the past week from the 22nd to that day was 26,894 → 26,237 → 14,296 → 43,750 → 40,842 → 34,987 → 35,924.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized increased by 10 from the previous day to 252. The number of critically ill patients over the past week from the 22nd to that day was 196 → 212 → 226 → 225 → 242 → 242 → 252. The nationwide critical care bed occupancy rate is 23.5%, with 22.4% in the metropolitan area and 26.4% in non-metropolitan areas.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in one day was 31, the same as the previous day. By age group, those aged 80 and over accounted for nearly half with 15 deaths, followed by 8 in their 70s, 5 in their 60s, and 3 in their 50s. The fatality rate is 0.11%. Currently, 188,744 confirmed cases are under home treatment, with 35,552 new home treatment cases added the previous day.

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