A citizen is being tested for PCR at the screening test station at Independence Square installed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. photo = Yonhap News
As the number of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) micron mutations in Korea has significantly decreased, the number of new confirmed cases on the 4th fell to the low 10,000 level.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 00:00 on the same day, 12,048 new cases were added, bringing the total to 18,153,851. This is 494 fewer than the 12,542 people counted the day before.
If you look at the recent week’s trend, the number of new confirmed cases is repeating the trend of going up and down around 10,000. The weekly average daily number of confirmed cases was 12,322.
The number of patients with severe severe cases was 141, a decrease of 19 from the previous day.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 was 9, down 8 from the previous day. The cumulative death toll was 24,238, and the cumulative fatality rate of COVID-19 was 0.13%.
Looking at the route of infection of the new confirmed cases, 10,2007 were local and 41 were imported.
By region, Gyeonggi 2746, Seoul 2254, Gyeongbuk 889, Daegu 718, Gyeongnam 688, Busan 640, Gangwon 546, Chungnam 539, Incheon 532, Jeonbuk 415, Chungbuk 398, Jeonnam 394, 331 in Ulsan, 321 in Gwangju, 321 in Daejeon, 210 in Jeju, 104 in Sejong, and 2 in quarantine.
Reporter Kim Soo-hyun at Hankyung.com [email protected]
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