South Korea’s Covid-19 hospitalisation cases surge fivefold in 3 weeks

Aug 02, 2024

 

SEOUL - The number of patients hospitalised in South Korea after being diagnosed with Covid-19 surged fivefold in three weeks to late July, government data showed on Aug 2.

 

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of inpatients diagnosed with Covid-19 during the fourth week of July reached 465, up over five times from the first week of the month at 91.

 

Through the first four weeks of July, 929 patients were hospitalised for the highly contagious disease affecting the human respiratory system, data showed.

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The Covid-19 disease claimed the lives of 35,934 people in the country from January 2020 to August 2023, as over 34.5 million people were infected during the same period, in a country home to some 51 million.

 

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COVID-19 surge fuels fears of hidden spread, with less data, fewer tests

Sticking to preventive measures, testing for COVID-19 if signs appear could tame spread, experts say

 

Aug. 15, 2024

 

The recent surge in COVID-19 infections is stoking concerns of hidden, unchecked community spread, intensified by reduced data collection from Korean government agencies and a decline in testing rates.

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The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at 220 hospital-level medical institutions stood at 1,357 in the second week of August [emphasis added], according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Wednesday.

 

This is a sharp rise from 148 in the second week of July to 226 in the third week and 475 the following week. The corresponding figure for the first week of this month was 861. [emphasis added]  Most hospitalized patients were over 65 years old.

 

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