New Confirmed Cases 87,517, Down 643 from Last Week... 587 Severe Cases (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 28th at midnight that 87,517 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total to 28,859,713.
The number of new cases decreased by 79 compared to the previous day (87,596). It also dropped by 643 compared to a week ago on the 21st (88,160). The recent scale of confirmed cases has been showing a gradual increase or stagnation.
The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized was 587, down by 5 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 500s for 11 consecutive days.
There were 69 new COVID-19 related deaths reported. The cumulative death toll stands at 31,951, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.
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As of midnight, the additional winter vaccination rate is 30.0% for those aged 60 and over, and 50.8% for infection-vulnerable facilities. The intensive winter vaccination period is scheduled to end on the 31st.
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