China News Service, March 4, according to a comprehensive Korean media report, the Central Epidemic Prevention Headquarters of the Korean Disease Control Agency stated that as of 0:00 local time on the 4th, more than 150,000 people in South Korea have been vaccinated against the new crown.
In addition, South Korean officials announced on the 4th that there were 3 new cases of death after vaccination with AstraZeneca, and a total of 5 people have died. At present, South Korea is investigating the correlation between death and vaccination.
The picture shows people waiting for testing outside the temporary screening station near the Gangnam Samseong Station subway station in Seoul, South Korea.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
According to Korea Broadcasting International (KBS), as of 0:00 local time on the 4th, South Korea has added 424 new confirmed cases of new crowns, with a total of 91240 cases.
Among the new local infection cases, Gyeonggi Province has the most cases with 177 cases, followed by 117 cases in Seoul, 19 cases in Daegu, and 18 cases in Incheon.
South Korea also added 7 deaths, with a total of 1,619 deaths.
In addition, as of 0:00 on the 4th local time, more than 154,000 people in South Korea have received the new crown vaccine for the first time.
More than 151,000 of them were vaccinated with AstraZeneca and 2,742 were vaccinated with Pfizer.
Starting from the Seoul National University Hospital on the 4th, the higher-level general hospital is accelerating the inoculation of AstraZeneca's new crown vaccine for medical staff and service personnel.
The South Korean government originally planned to vaccinate employees in medical institutions with a higher risk of infection from the 8th, but due to the early delivery of the vaccine, the vaccination time has also been advanced.
However, on the same day, South Korean officials revealed that three more people died after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca's new crown vaccine, and the cumulative number of deaths increased to five.
Among the three new deaths, one was a 52-year-old patient who lived in a sanatorium in Jeonju City. He died in the early morning of the 4th nearly two days after being vaccinated. He suffered from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases during his lifetime and suffered cerebral hemorrhage in June 2020.
The second 58-year-old patient died in a long-term care hospital less than a day after vaccination. He suffered from myocardial infarction and diabetes before his death.
The other deceased was from Datian City, a woman in her 20s who was vaccinated on the 2nd and died about 15 hours later.
South Korean officials said that “none of them had any adverse reactions to the vaccination,” and pointed out that the health department will meet with several infectious disease experts to determine the correlation between their deaths and the vaccine.
Earlier on the 3rd, Pyeongtaek City, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, also reported one case of death after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
The local government and relevant departments have launched investigations into the cause of his death.