54,766 New Confirmed Cases... Approximately 14,000 More Than Last Week (Update)
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[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 2nd, there were 54,766 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (54,688 domestic cases and 78 overseas cases), bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 25,670,407.
The number of new confirmed cases on this day decreased by 3,613 compared to the previous day (58,379 cases). However, it increased by 13,924 compared to a week ago on the 26th (40,842 cases), and by 25,263 compared to two weeks ago on the 19th (29,503 cases).
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The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 303, with an intensive care unit bed occupancy rate of 25.9%. The number of COVID-19 deaths reported on the previous day increased by 12 from the day before, totaling 30 deaths.
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