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[코로나19] 10,000 new cases for the fourth day… the lowest in 18 weeks as of Sunday

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The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded 10,000 for the fourth day in a row.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said that as of 00:00 on the 29th, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 12,654 from the previous day, bringing the total to 18,8323.

The number of new confirmed cases is 1,744 fewer than the 14,398 the day before and 6,635 fewer than the 19,289 of the 21st a week ago (the 22nd as of the announcement date).

Starting with 18,816 on the 26th, the number of new infections per day continued to rise to 10,000 for four days in a row. As of Sunday (announcement date), it is the lowest level in 18 weeks since January 23rd (7625 people).

Among the new confirmed cases, 12,628 were confirmed domestically and 26 were imported from abroad.

There are 188 patients with severe gastritis who are being hospitalized. There were 8 fewer people than the previous day (196 people). The number of stomach and severe cases has been hovering around 100 for the second day.

The number of deaths was 19, a decrease of 17 from the previous day (36). The cumulative death toll was 24,158, and the fatality rate was 0.13%.


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