[사회]’Weekend effect’ again vs. 300 people…Added 1,200 vaccinations

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The number of new corona 19 confirmed cases in Korea reached 300 in two days.

It seems to have decreased somewhat due to the’weekend effect’.

With the vaccination in full swing, about 1,200 people were vaccinated a day yesterday.

We will connect with reporters to learn more Reporter Kim Hye-eun!

The number of new confirmed cases has gone down to 300?

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Yesterday, there were 356 new corona19 confirmed patients in Korea.

Domestic occurrence 334 people, overseas inflow 22 people.

It seems that the number of inspections decreased compared to weekdays, and due to the effect of the weekend, the number of inspections was reduced to 300 again.

Yesterday, the number of inspections per day was about 25,000, less than the previous day by about 15,000.

In the last week, there were a total of 2,600 new confirmed cases, with an average of 383 cases per day per week.

Yesterday, when looking at the new cases by region, there were 269 cases in the metropolitan area alone.

Over 75% of all confirmed cases came from the metropolitan area.

Even in the non-metropolitan area, it occurred sporadically, including 14 in Gwangju and 10 in Chungbuk.

The number of people who died from Corona 19 increased by eight, and the cumulative death toll reached 1,600.

The number of cured patients increased to 8,600, an increase of 364, and the number of severely ill patients was 135.

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Since yesterday and yesterday, vaccination has been in full swing. Has the vaccination status been released?

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Yes, there were 1,217 people who received the COVID-19 vaccine one day yesterday.

The cumulative number of inoculations exceeded 20,000.

In the case of the AstraZeneca vaccine, more than 20,000 people have been vaccinated so far, and the Pfizer vaccine launched yesterday has received 300 people.

By region, the number of inoculations in the metropolitan area accounts for more than half.

The quarantine authorities are concerned that the quarantine sentiment will loosen as the vaccination begins in earnest.

The quarantine countermeasures headquarters emphasized that “a considerable amount of time is required for the epidemic blocking effect from vaccination to appear,” and emphasized that more attention should be paid to distancing from quarantine regulations.

Particularly, after the holiday season, school attendance for a new semester begins, and as it is expected that the amount of movement will increase and the density will increase, he requested that we refrain from meeting face-to-face as much as possible.

This is YTN Kim Hye-eun.

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