New COVID-19 Cases 19,538... Down by About 17,000 from Last Week (Update)

Temporary COVID-19 screening site at Icheon Rest Area on the Jungbu Expressway, Hanam direction, set up during the Lunar New Year holiday. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] As the winter resurgence of COVID-19 has clearly shifted to a declining trend, the number of new confirmed cases on the 25th, right after the Lunar New Year holiday, recorded in the 19,000 range.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, 19,538 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the cumulative total to 30,045,560 cases.

The number of new confirmed cases reflects the holiday situation, decreasing by 17,358 compared to a week earlier on the 18th (36,896 cases). However, it increased by 7,276 compared to the previous day (12,262 cases), which is attributed to an increase in testing towards the end of the Lunar New Year holiday. Among the new confirmed cases, 29 were imported from overseas, 2 fewer than the previous day.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized was 482, an increase of 14 from the previous day. Although the number of critically ill patients remained in the 400s during the Lunar New Year holiday period, it has shown a three-day consecutive increase: 450 on the 23rd → 468 on the 24th → 482 on the 25th.

There were 25 additional deaths from COVID-19 on that day. The cumulative death toll reached 33,270, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

As of midnight on that day, the additional vaccination rate was 34.4% for those aged 60 and over, and 61.7% for infection-vulnerable facilities.

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