[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 29th at midnight that 71,427 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total to 28,931,140.
The number of new cases decreased by 16,090 compared to the previous day (87,517). It also dropped by 4,302 compared to a week ago on the 22nd (75,729). The recent scale of infections has been showing a gradual increase or stagnation.
The number of critically ill patients currently hospitalized is 590, an increase of 3 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 500s for 12 consecutive days.
There were 76 new COVID-19 related deaths, the highest number in 116 days since September 4th (79 deaths). The cumulative death toll stands at 31,951, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.
As of midnight, the additional winter vaccination rate is 30.4% for those aged 60 and over, and 51.6% for infection-vulnerable facilities. The concentrated winter vaccination period is scheduled to end on the 31st.
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