New COVID-19 Cases at 60,041, Down by Over 20,000 from Last Week... Overseas Influx Also Declining (Update)

On the 9th, the screening clinic at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul appeared quiet due to a decrease in visitors for testing. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 10th at midnight that 60,041 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the cumulative total to 29,599,747.

The number of new cases on this day increased by 40,935 compared to the previous day (19,106), reflecting the weekend decrease effect. It decreased by 20,998 compared to a week ago on the 3rd (81,039), and by 27,535 compared to two weeks ago on December 27 last year (87,576). The recent scale of confirmed cases shows a clear downward trend.

Compared to 64,106 cases, it decreased by 7,152. Compared to a week ago on the 30th of last month (65,207), it decreased by 8,253. The recent scale of confirmed cases is gradually decreasing.

The number of imported cases was 87, down by 22 from 109 on the previous day (9th). The number of imported cases had been increasing due to the mandatory post-arrival PCR testing for arrivals from China starting from the 2nd, but since the 5th, submission of a negative test certificate before arrival has been required, leading to a gradual decrease.

The number of critically ill patients hospitalized was 541, an increase of 9 from the previous day.

There were 44 new COVID-19 related deaths. The cumulative death toll is 32,669, with a fatality rate of 0.11%.

As of midnight on this day, the additional winter vaccination rate was 32.0% for those aged 60 and over, and 55.4% for infection-vulnerable facilities.