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number of new COVID-19 cases was 55,000, a decrease of more than 50,000 from the previous day.
Experts are predicting that the peak of the epidemic may appear this week.
Prescription of Ibusild, an antibody treatment for immunocompromised patients, has also been started.
Reporter Choi Ho-won on the sidewalk.
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There were 55,292 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
It is 1.24 times the same day of the week last week and 1.54 times compared to two weeks ago.
There were 324 cases of severe serious illness, an increase of 27 from the previous day, and the death toll was 29.
From today (8th), the government will administer the antibody treatment 'Ibushield' to immunocompromised patients.
Ibushield is a 'preventive antibody injection' that directly injects the antibody into the body to those who have difficulty forming immunity through vaccination.
Subjects for administration include blood cancer patients, organ transplant patients, and congenital immunodeficiency patients.
Most of the hospitals and clinics that patients attend are designated as prescription medical institutions, so if you inquire, you can get it right away.
Experts predict that the peak of the epidemic will appear as early as this week, around 150,000 people a day.
[Sohn Young-rae/Chairman of the Social Strategy Division of the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters (last 5 days): Even if the peak of the epidemic is formed, the number of severe cases or deaths is highly likely to increase until 1-2 weeks after that.]
Currently, the utilization rate of COVID-19 beds is 40.3% for critically ill beds, and 62.2% for semi-severe beds.
The tertiary vaccination rate is 65.3% of the population.
The 4th dose rate for those aged 60 and over is 43.8% compared to the target The 4th dose rate for those in their 50s, who started the reservation from this month, is about 10%.