New COVID-19 Cases at 35,000 Level... Lowest in 15 Weeks for Tuesday (Update)

Confirmed Cases Rise Again with Monday Test Recovery
Daily Deaths at 27, Lowest in 92 Days

As social distancing measures such as private gathering limits and business hour restrictions were fully lifted, citizens hurried on their way to work at Gwanghwamun Station in the Seoul subway on the 18th, returning to pre-COVID-19 daily life. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As the decline in the COVID-19 outbreak continues, the number of new daily confirmed cases dropped to the 35,000 range, marking the lowest Tuesday figure in 15 weeks.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 17th, as of midnight that day, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases increased by 35,117 from the previous day, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases to 17,830,429.

The number of new confirmed cases was about 2.6 times higher than the previous day (13,296). This is interpreted as a tendency for the number of new confirmed cases announced on Tuesday to surge again as the number of diagnostic tests, which had decreased over the weekend, increased on Monday.

However, the number of new confirmed cases on this day was 14,806 fewer than a week earlier on the 10th (49,923) and 16,001 fewer than two weeks earlier on the 3rd (51,118). The number of new confirmed cases on a Tuesday basis was the lowest in 15 weeks since February 1 (18,333).

The number of critically ill patients was recorded at 333, down 12 from the previous day (345). The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 300s for eight consecutive days since the 10th (398).

The number of COVID-19 deaths reported in one day was 27, down 8 from the previous day (35), marking the lowest in 92 days since February 14 (21). The number of deaths has been in double digits for 18 consecutive days since the 30th of last month (70).

By age group, the highest number of deaths was among those aged 80 and over with 17 (62.96%), followed by 5 in their 70s, 2 in their 60s, 2 in their 50s, and 1 in their 40s.

The cumulative number of deaths is 23,771, and the cumulative COVID-19 fatality rate is 0.13%.

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