Newly Confirmed Cases 54,343, Down About 24,000 from Last Week... Declining Trend Continues (Update)

On the 9th, the screening clinic at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul appeared quiet due to a decrease in visitors for testing. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 11th at midnight that 54,343 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 29,654,090.

The number of new cases decreased by 5,698 compared to the previous day (60,041). Compared to a week ago on the 4th (78,554), it decreased by 24,211. The number of confirmed cases has been declining for three consecutive weeks on Wednesday counts, showing a trend of decreasing case numbers recently.

The number of imported cases increased by 33 from the previous day (87) to 120.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized was 540, an increase of 1 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 500s for seven consecutive days.

There were 76 new COVID-19 related deaths. The cumulative death toll is 32,745, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

As of midnight, the additional winter vaccination rate is 32.9% for those aged 60 and over, and 57.9% for infection-vulnerable facilities.

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