[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] On the 30th, the number of new confirmed cases remained in the 30,000 range for the fourth consecutive day.
The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, there were 34,511 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 25,538,799.
This is 2,810 fewer than the previous day (37,321), but an increase of 8,277 compared to a week ago on the 23rd (26,234), and an increase of 10,357 compared to two weeks ago on the 16th (21,454).
Among the new confirmed cases, 46 were imported cases, down 10 from the previous day (56). Domestic community transmission cases numbered 34,465.
The number of confirmed cases by region (including imported cases) is as follows: Gyeonggi 9,691, Seoul 6,708, Incheon 2,209, Gyeongbuk 2,049, Daegu 1,704, Busan 1,561, Gyeongnam 1,553, Chungbuk 1,287, Gangwon 1,273, Chungnam 1,396, Jeonbuk 1,078, Daejeon 1,035, Gwangju 886, Jeonnam 861, Ulsan 637, Sejong 329, Jeju 228, and quarantine 26.
The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized increased by 2 from the previous day (270) to 272. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 the previous day was 27, down 4 from the day before (31).
By age group, 19 deaths (70.4%) were among those aged 80 and above, 4 in their 70s, and 2 each in their 60s and 50s.
The cumulative number of deaths is 29,158, with a cumulative fatality rate of 0.11%.
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