COVID-19 New Cases 18,510... 4,214 More Than Previous Week (Update)

On the 24th, when 14,302 new COVID-19 cases were reported, the screening clinic set up at the Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul showed a quiet scene. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 31st that as of midnight, 18,510 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 25,557,309. Among them, 18,454 cases were domestic transmissions, and 56 were imported cases.

The number of new cases on this day decreased by 16,001 compared to the previous day (34,511) due to a reduction in testing on Sunday. However, it is 4,214 more than a week ago on the 24th (14,296) and 7,470 more than two weeks ago on the 17th (11,040). Cho Kyu-hong, First Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), evaluated at the Central Disaster Headquarters meeting held at the Government Seoul Office on the 28th that "the COVID-19 outbreak is showing signs of rebounding after leaving the stagnation phase."

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized increased by 16 from the previous day to 288. The number of COVID-19 deaths reported on the previous day was 18, which is 9 fewer than the day before.

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