4342 new confirmed cases… 40,000 people for two days in a row
1.98 times from a week ago… ‘Doubling’ continues
Highest record in 12 weeks as of Sunday
71 severe cases, 14 deaths
On Sunday, the 17th, the number of new confirmed cases reached 40,000 once more from the previous day.
According to the Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters, there were 4342 new confirmed cases nationwide as of 00:00 on the same day. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 18,761,757.
Although the number of new cases decreased by 968 from the previous day (41,310), the ‘doubling’ phenomenon, in which the number of new confirmed cases doubled within a week, continued.
As of Sunday alone, it is the highest record in 12 weeks since April 24 (64,696 people). On Sunday, as the number of tests decreases, the number of confirmed cases tends to decrease.
The number of new confirmed cases on this day was 1.98 times the number of the previous 10 days (20,397) a week ago and 4.02 times the number of three days (1046 people) two weeks ago.
In the last week (July 11-17), the number of daily new confirmed cases was 12,681 → 37,347 → 41,255 → 39,186 → 38,882 → 41,310 → 4342, etc. to be. The daily average is 35,715. Excluding the 11th, the number of confirmed cases was in the late 30,000 to early 40,000 range.
Looking at the route of infection, there were 4037 local infections and 305 imported cases.
By region, Gyeonggi 11,043, Seoul 8565, Busan 2568, Gyeongnam 2231, Incheon 2103, Gyeongbuk 1683, Chungnam 1520, Ulsan 1369, Chungbuk 1279, Jeonbuk 1245, Daegu 1176, Daejeon 1172, Gangwon 1158, Jeju 1033, Gwangju 937, Jeonnam 908, Sejong 317, and quarantine 35.
The number of patients with severe cases of gastroenteritis was 71, an increase of one from the previous day.
As of 00:00 on the same day, the number of confirmed cases in home treatment stood at 211,840, an increase of 22,371 from the previous day. It is the first time in regarding two months since the 16th that the number of home-treated patients exceeded 200,000.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 was 14, two fewer than the previous day. The cumulative death toll was 24,742, and the cumulative fatality rate of COVID-19 was 0.13%.
Shin Hyun-ah, reporter at Hankyung.com sha0119@hankyung.com
