New COVID-19 Cases 18,671...Increase for 4 Consecutive Weeks Compared to Previous Week (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 7th at midnight that 18,671 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 25,856,910.

The number of new cases on this day decreased by 22,232 compared to the previous day (40,903) due to a reduction in testing over the weekend. However, it increased by 167 compared to a week earlier on the 31st (18,504). This marks the fourth consecutive week of an increase compared to the same day of the previous week since October 10 (8,974). Regarding the recent COVID-19 trend, Prime Minister Han Deok-su stated in his remarks at the COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on the 4th, “There is a forecast that daily confirmed cases could surge again up to 200,000 due to the winter resurgence of COVID-19,” urging people to get vaccinated.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 365, with an intensive care unit bed occupancy rate of 28.7%. The number of COVID-19 deaths reported in one day was 18, and the fatality rate stands at 0.11%.

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