New Confirmed Cases 65,253... 8,184 More Than a Week Ago (Update)

Highest in 12 Weeks as of Thursday

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] On Thursday, the number of new confirmed cases was the highest in 12 weeks. The rate of increase in confirmed cases, which had stagnated last week, is accelerating again.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 8th, as of midnight, 65,253 new confirmed cases were added, bringing the total confirmed cases to 27,548,821.

The number of new confirmed cases on this day is the highest for a Thursday since September 15 (71,444 cases). It increased by 8,184 cases compared to a week ago on the 1st (57,069 cases). It is 9,461 cases fewer than the previous day (74,714 cases).

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized is 435, which is 6 fewer than the previous day. As of 5 p.m. the previous day, the ICU bed occupancy rate was 32.9%, and the occupancy rate of moderate general beds in infectious disease hospitals was 21.8%.

There were 61 new deaths from COVID-19 added on this day. This is 7 more than the previous day. The total cumulative deaths are 30,908, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

As of midnight on this day, the winter vaccine coverage rate is 23.5% for those aged 60 and over, and 34.7% for residents of infection-vulnerable facilities.