Recently, the COVID-19 outbreak has shown a slight rebound. On the 20th, the number of new confirmed cases reached the 14,000 range, an increase of about 2,500 compared to a week ago, showing a trend of increase for seven consecutive days.


14,094 New COVID-19 Cases... About 2,500 Increase Compared to Last Week (Update) View original image

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases increased by 14,094, bringing the cumulative total to 31,039,863.


The number of new confirmed cases on this day decreased by 2,414 compared to the previous day (16,508). However, compared to a week ago on the 13th (11,593), it increased by 2,501.


The number of new confirmed cases has been increasing for a week from the 14th to this day compared to a week ago.


Among the new confirmed cases, 22 were imported from overseas.


The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 136, an increase of 1 from the previous day.



The number of new COVID-19 deaths is 9, bringing the cumulative total to 34,401 (fatality rate 0.11%).


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