[Breaking] 48.1% of Confirmed Cases in 2 Weeks Are 'Breakthrough Infections'... 38.2% of Severe Cases Also Fully Vaccinated

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Nearly half of the recent COVID-19 confirmed cases in South Korea have been identified as breakthrough infections, where individuals were infected despite having completed their vaccination.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) on the 9th, among the 17,325 confirmed cases aged 18 and over in the past two weeks (October 17?30), 48.1% (8,336 people) were fully vaccinated.

Unvaccinated individuals who have not received even the first dose accounted for 32.8% (5,680 people), while those partially vaccinated, having received the first dose but not completed the second, made up 19.1% (3,309 people).