Saturday records highest 66,930 confirmed cases in 15 weeks... Increase continues

The Highest Number of New Confirmed Cases on a Saturday Since September 3

On the 12th, when 25,667 new COVID-19 cases were reported, marking the highest number of cases on a Monday in 13 weeks, a citizen visiting the Yongsan District Public Health Center in Seoul is getting tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Pyeonghwa] The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise, with the highest number of new cases on a Saturday in 15 weeks (66,930 cases) since September 3.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 66,930 new COVID-19 cases were reported. The cumulative number of confirmed cases stands at 28,129,431.

Although the number of cases on this day decreased by 23 compared to the previous day (66,953 cases), it increased by 4,192 compared to a week ago on the 10th (62,738 cases). It is also 14,079 more than two weeks ago on the 3rd (52,851 cases). This is the highest number of new cases reported on a Saturday since September 3 (79,703 cases), 15 weeks ago.

Among the new cases on this day, 56 were imported cases, down by 26 from the previous day (82 cases). Domestic community transmission cases numbered 66,874.

The number of cases by region (including imported cases) are as follows: Gyeonggi 18,028, Seoul 12,404, Gyeongnam 4,304, Busan 4,229, Incheon 4,053, Daegu 3,078, Chungnam 2,822, Gyeongbuk 2,793, Jeonnam 2,315, Jeonbuk 2,243, Chungbuk 2,177, Gwangju 2,105, Daejeon 1,941, Gangwon 1,811, Ulsan 1,404, Jeju 600, Sejong 598, Quarantine 25.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 468, down by 6 from the previous day (474). The number of deaths on the previous day was 55, down by 11 from the day before (66). The cumulative number of deaths is 31,353, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

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