Newly Confirmed Cases 17,934... About 2,500 Fewer Than a Week Ago (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 8th, 17,934 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total to 30,297,315.

Although the number of new cases increased by 1,814 compared to the previous day (16,120), it decreased by 2,480 compared to a week ago on the 1st (20,414). On the 1st, there was a trend of increasing cases compared to the previous week due to the Lunar New Year holiday effect, but the health authorities predicted that this would be a temporary increase.

Among the new cases, 38 were imported from overseas.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 283, down by 10 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 200s for three consecutive days.

There were 22 new COVID-19 related deaths. The cumulative death toll is 33,646, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

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