On the 1st, the number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide increased by 10,523.
The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 10,523, totaling 30,829,827. The number of new cases on this day increased by 155 compared to the previous day (10,368).
It is 75 more than a week ago on the 25th of last month (10,448) and 1,272 more than two weeks ago on the 18th of last month (9,251).
From the 26th of last month to this day, the daily new confirmed cases for one week were 9,354 → 4,200 → 12,124 → 13,127 → 11,032 → 10,368 → 10,523, with a daily average of 10,104.
On the 5th, 64,106 new COVID-19 cases were reported, and citizens visiting the screening clinic set up at Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are getting tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
Among the new confirmed cases on this day, 12 were imported cases, and 10,511 were domestic cases excluding imported cases.
The number of confirmed cases by region (including imported cases) is ▲Gyeonggi 2,976 ▲Seoul 2,523 ▲Incheon 687 ▲Jeonbuk 457 ▲Chungnam 440 ▲Gyeongbuk 427 ▲Chungbuk 386 ▲Daegu 376 ▲Jeonnam 359 ▲Gyeongnam 359 ▲Daejeon 343 ▲Gwangju 339 ▲Busan 282 ▲Gangwon 213 ▲Jeju 125 ▲Sejong and Ulsan each 113 ▲Quarantine 5.
The number of critically ill patients hospitalized as of midnight on this day was 142, an increase of 3 from the previous day.
The number of deaths on the previous day was 5, half of the 10 deaths reported the day before. The cumulative number of deaths is 34,270, and the cumulative fatality rate is 0.11%.
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