On the 3rd, the screening clinic set up at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul showed a quiet scene as 12,150 new COVID-19 cases were reported, marking the lowest Monday count in 13 weeks. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 15th that as of midnight, 22,844 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 25,098,996.
On the 1000th day since the first domestic COVID-19 case was reported, the number of new cases was 739 fewer than the previous day (23,583). It is 4,103 fewer than two weeks ago on the 1st (26,947), but compared to one week ago on the 8th, it actually increased by 3,419. From the 9th, the daily new cases were 17,647 → 8,975 → 15,468 → 30,520 → 26,957 → 23,583 → 22,844, averaging 20,856 cases per day.
Among the confirmed cases on this day, 53 were imported cases, 7 fewer than the previous day (60). Excluding imported cases, 22,791 were domestic community infections.
By region including imported cases, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 6,434, Seoul 4,579, Incheon 1,395, Gyeongbuk 1,324, Busan 1,179, Daegu 1,109, Gyeongnam 1,092, Gangwon 804, Chungbuk 774, Chungnam 772, Daejeon 701, Jeonbuk 677, Jeonnam 604, Gwangju 546, Ulsan 462, Jeju 191, Sejong 179, Quarantine 22, etc.
As of midnight, the number of critically ill patients in care was 245, an increase of 8 from the previous day (237). The number of deaths due to COVID-19 the previous day was 25, 10 fewer than the day before (35). Among the deceased, 16 were aged 80 or older, 8 were in their 70s, and 1 was in their 60s. The cumulative death toll is 28,808, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.11%.
As of 5 p.m. the previous day, the number of available COVID-19 hospital beds was 6,068. Of these, 15.8% of critical care beds, 23.1% of semi-critical care beds, and 11.2% of moderate care beds were in use. As of midnight, the number of patients under home treatment was 126,682.
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