99,928 new confirmed cases… With weekend effect added, less than 100,000 people in 48 days (total)

73,000 fewer than yesterday… The lowest level in eight weeks as of Monday’s announcement

258 deaths, 1,099 critically ill… Suspension of rapid antigen testing at public health centers from today

Citizens waiting for inspection

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dong-jin Yoon = Citizens are waiting to be tested for Corona 19 at the temporary screening center at Seoul Station in Jung-gu on the 10th. 2022.4.10 [email protected]

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Gyuri Park = As the prevalence of Omicron mutation continues to decline, the number of new COVID-19 cases fell to 90,000 on the 11th.

It is the first time in 48 days since February 22 that the number of new cases fell below 100,000, although this reflects the effect of Sunday, where the number of tests significantly decreased.

The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 00:00 on the same day, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 90,928, bringing the total to 15,44,598.

The number of new confirmed cases decreased by 73,553 from 164,481 the previous day, and fell below 100,000 for the first time in 48 days since February 22 (99,562).

Usually, on weekends and holidays, the number of tests decreases, so Monday’s confirmed cases tend to be the lowest on a weekly basis.

Citizens undergoing PCR tests
Citizens undergoing PCR tests

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Citizens who visited the temporary screening test center in Seoul Plaza on the morning of the 11th, when the rapid antigen test for COVID-19 that was conducted at the screening clinic and temporary screening center of the public health center was stopped, are conducting a PCR test. 2022.4.11 [email protected]

The number of new confirmed cases today is 36,235 compared to the 4th (127,163) a week ago, and 96,252 fewer than the 28th of last month (187,180) two weeks ago (187,180). .

As of Monday’s announcement, this is the lowest figure in eight weeks since February 14 (54,936 people).

Monday following February 14, the number of new confirmed cases was 95,356 (February 21) → 139,623 (February 28) → 210,704 (March 7) → 309 1,777 (March 14) → 209,124 (March 21) → 187,180 (March 28) → 127,163 (April 4) → 9 After peaking in mid-March at 10,928 (April 11), the decline has continued.

New confirmed cases are likely to surge once more in the middle of the week, when the number of tests recovers to the weekday level, but quarantine authorities and domestic research institutes expect the overall decline to continue.

According to the Corona 19 Mathematical Modeling Task Force (TF) on the 8th, a number of domestic university research teams predicted that the number of confirmed cases per day would drop to the low 100,000s from the end of this month to the beginning of next month.

234,301 new cases of COVID-19
234,301 new cases of COVID-19

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Haein Hong = A citizen who visited the Corona 19 temporary screening center at Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 3rd is receiving a PCR test kit.
As of 00:00 on the same day, the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters announced that there were 234,301 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 306 deaths, and 1,128 severe cases. 2022.4.3 [email protected]

The total number of patients with severe severe cases on this day was 1,99, 15 fewer than the previous day (1,114).

The number of seriously ill patients increased to 1,300 from the 30th to 31st of last month, but has gradually decreased and has recently maintained the range of 1,000 to 1,100.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 that died the day before was 258, 71 fewer than the previous day (329).

Looking at the 258 deaths by age, those over 80 years of age accounted for the most with 161 (62.4%), followed by 54 in their 70s, 32 in their 60s, 7 in their 50s, 3 in their 40s, and 1 in their 30s.

The cumulative death toll was 19,679, and the cumulative fatality rate was 0.13%.

As of 00:00 on the same day, the nationwide utilization rate of critically ill beds was 60.0% (1,695 out of 2,825 used), up 1.8 percentage points from the previous day (58.2%).

The utilization rate of semi-severe beds, which treats patients who are likely to improve or worsen from severe to severe, is 62.1%.

The number of home therapists staying at home without hospitalization was 1,121,480, down 99,283 from the previous day (1,22763).

There are 101,947 people in the intensive management group who receive health monitoring from home treatment management medical institutions, and the rest are general management groups who manage their health at home.

Medical staff transporting COVID-19 patients
Medical staff transporting COVID-19 patients

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Looking at the route of infection of the new confirmed cases, 90,907 local cases and 21 imported cases were reported.

The number of regional confirmed cases was 44,407 (48.8%) in the metropolitan area alone, including 25,775 in Gyeonggi, 14,247 in Seoul, and 4,385 in Incheon.

The number of confirmed cases by region including overseas inflows was 25,775 in Gyeonggi, 14,247 in Seoul, 5,82 in Gyeongnam, 5,68 in North Gyeongsang, 4,385 in Incheon, 4,222 in Chungnam, and 4,000 in Jeonnam. 450, Jeonbuk 3,762, Gangwon 3,377, Daejeon 3,677, Gwangju 3,979, Daegu 2,992, Chungbuk 2,803, Busan 2,507, Ulsan 1,782 , Jeju 1,711 and Sejong 1,102.

The number of daily new confirmed cases for one week from the 5th was 266,103 → 268,270 → 224,801 → 205,333 → 185,566 → 166,4 1,481 → 9,928 people, an average of regarding 203,355 people per day.

On the other hand, the completion rate of COVID-19 vaccination (the ratio of completing basic vaccinations) was 86.7% (cumulative 44,54,483 people) as of 00:00 on the day. The third vaccination was completed by 64.2% of the total population (cumulative 32,923,50 people). The vaccination rate for children aged 5-11 was 0.8%.

A total of 157,135 diagnostic tests were conducted at the screening clinic the day before.

Hospital crowded with corona test
Hospital crowded with corona test

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From this day, rapid antigen testing will be stopped at screening centers and temporary screening centers at public health centers, and only priority subjects will be able to receive PCR (gene amplification) testing.

Those who are over 60 years of age, those who have received a doctor’s note saying they need testing, those who have close contacts with epidemiological factors, and those who test positive for the rapid antigen test are prioritized.

In addition, those who wish to undergo rapid antigen test due to suspected symptoms purchase a self-test kit at a pharmacy or convenience store to test, or pay 5,000 won for examination at a local hospital or clinic (designated respiratory care institution) or a respiratory clinic that conducts diagnostic tests. get it

A list of medical institutions that can perform rapid antigen testing can be found on the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service or the COVID-19 website.

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