Although the prevalence of Omicron mutation has turned to a decreasing trend, today (29th), the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases has risen to 300,000 again.
The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of 00:00 today, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 347,554, bringing the total to 12,35428.
The number of new confirmed cases was 187,213 yesterday, below 200,000 in 25 days after the 3rd (198,799), but the number surged to 163,41 in one day, and returned to 300,000 in two days. has risen.
This is due to the increase in the number of confirmed cases as the number of tests, which decreased on the weekend, which is a holiday, increased again on weekdays.
A total of 459,360 tests were performed at the screening clinic yesterday, 1.8 times the number of the previous day (259,712).
However, 6,357 fewer people compared to 335,911 on the 22nd a week ago, and 14,727 fewer people than on the 15th two weeks ago, 362,281 people, showing a gradual decline.
The government officially assessed yesterday that the Omicron epidemic has passed its 11-week peak and is slowly turning into a decline.
However, the peak of severe cases and deaths is approaching, and risk factors remain, such as BA.2 (stealth omicron), which has 30-50% more transmission power than the existing omicron mutation, becomes a new dominant species with a detection rate of 56.3%. no see.
The government is monitoring the trend of the epidemic and is reviewing a new social distancing adjustment plan to be applied from the 4th of next month.
Yesterday, 237 people died from Corona 19, 50 fewer than the previous day (287).
The cumulative death toll was 15,423, and the cumulative fatality rate was 0.12%.