After the implementation of the gradual recovery of daily life, the number of new COVID-19 cases skyrocketed, again exceeding the 3,000 line.
The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) announced that as of 00:00 on the 17th, there were 3,163 new confirmed cases in Korea, and 3,187 in total, bringing the total to 402,775.
1,63 people increased from yesterday (2,124 people, corrected from the original 2,125 people), and 762 more than 2,425 people on Tuesday of last week (10th as of the announcement date) a week ago.
3,187 new confirmed cases are the second largest since the Corona 19 incident in Korea, and it is also the second 3,000 in 53 days since September 25 (3,270) when the first 3,000 confirmed cases were recorded.
In particular, the highest number of confirmed cases in the 1,400 range in Seoul alone recorded the highest number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area at 2,500.
The number of patients with severe severe cases also recorded a record high of 522 every day, showing a steep increase.
As the number of critically ill patients grows, the number of deaths continues to double.
Yesterday, 21 patients died from COVID-19.
The cumulative number of deaths totaled 3,158, with an average fatality rate of 0.78%.
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