The number of new confirmed cases today (16th) came down to 50,000 as the scale of the Corona 19 epidemic, which rebounded after the Chuseok holiday, turned to a decreasing trend.
The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of 00:00 today, the number of confirmed cases of Corona 19 increased by 51,874, bringing the total to 24,316,302.
This is a decrease of 19,597 from 71,471 yesterday.
Compared to the 9th (69,399) a week ago and the first day of the Chuseok holiday, 17,525 fewer people.
There were 37,684 fewer people than the last 2 days (89,558 people) two weeks ago.
As of Friday's announcement, the number of new confirmed cases was the lowest in nine weeks since July 15 (38,857 people).
Lee Ki-il, the 1st general coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said in a remarks at today's major headquarters meeting that the spread, which temporarily increased in the aftermath of the Chuseok holiday, is drawing a downward curve and "shows that it is possible to respond without social distancing."
As of 00:00 today, the number of patients with severe severe disease was 516, an increase of 25 from yesterday (491).
Yesterday, the number of patients who died from COVID-19 was 60, 12 fewer than the previous day (72).
The cumulative death toll was 27,725, and the cumulative fatality rate was 0.11%.