New COVID-19 Cases at 81,056... About 6,500 Fewer Than Last Week (Update)

On the 2nd, when the government reinstated the mandatory COVID-19 PCR testing for arrivals from China, the COVID-19 arrival testing center was operating at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1. / Yeongjongdo - Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 3rd, 81,056 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total to 29,220,591.

The number of new cases increased by 58,321 compared to the previous day (22,735), which reflected a weekend decrease. It decreased by 6,522 compared to a week ago on the 27th (87,578). The scale of confirmed cases has been declining for seven consecutive days since the 28th of last month.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized was 620, down by 17 from the previous day. The number of critically ill patients has remained in the 600s for three consecutive days.

There were 29 new COVID-19 related deaths reported. The cumulative death toll stands at 32,301, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

As of midnight on the same day, the additional winter vaccination rate was 30.6% for those aged 60 and over, and 54.2% for infection-vulnerable facilities.