New COVID-19 Cases at 20,197... Over 20,000 for the First Time in 3 Months (Update)

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Amid a slight increase in the recent COVID-19 surge, the number of new confirmed cases rose to the 20,000 range for the first time in three months on the 3rd.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters reported that as of midnight on this day, 20,197 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 31,212,598.

This is the first time in 91 days since February 1st (20,412 cases) that new cases have exceeded 20,000. It increased by 4,456 cases compared to the previous day (15,741 cases) and by 3,817 cases compared to a week ago on April 26th (16,380 cases). The number of new cases has been rising for seven consecutive days since April 27th compared to the previous week.

The health authorities attribute the recent increase in COVID-19 cases to the lifting of indoor mask mandates and the large temperature differences between day and night. In fact, the average daily number of COVID-19 cases last week was about 13,000, a 3% increase compared to the previous week. However, the authorities believe that a large-scale outbreak severe enough to impose restrictions on daily life is unlikely to occur.

The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized increased by 5 to 142 compared to the previous day.

The number of new COVID-19 deaths was 8, bringing the total to 34,505 (fatality rate 0.11%).

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