[속보] Coronavirus again 1000 people… 1029 new patients occurred

Citizens await the sunrise at Jamsu Bridge, Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the first day of the New Year in 2021. The government and local governments have closed most of the sunrise spots nationwide to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). yunhap news

More than 1,000 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), which are counted every day, came out again. The previous day, it was counted at 967 and fell below 1,000 in three days, but the occurrence of four-digit patients again in one day.

Corona 19 cumulative confirmed cases. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 1st, the number of new corona19 patients increased by 1029 as of 0 o’clock on the day, and the cumulative number of patients in Korea was 61769. The quarantine regulations during the year-end and New Year period have not clearly decreased.

Corona 19 cumulative confirmed patients since August. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]

Of the new patients announced by the quarantine authorities on the first day of the new year, only 1,04 cases in Korea are reported. It is still concentrated in the metropolitan area. Seoul (358), Gyeonggi (271), and Incheon (63) account for 68.9% of patients in the metropolitan area. In addition to 55 in Busan, 43 in each of Daegu and Ulsan, 34 in Gyeongnam, 29 in Gangwon, 24 in Gyeongbuk, 22 in Chungbuk, 16 in Gwangju, 15 in Chungnam, 11 in Daejeon, 8 in Jeonbuk, 6 in Jeonnam, and Jeju Patients came out from all over the country, including five and one Sejong.

The number of foreign patients was reported to be 25. Four people were identified during the airport and port quarantine stage, and 21 were identified during community quarantine. There are 13 Koreans and 12 foreigners. By nationality, there are 8 Americans, 3 Uzbekistan, 2 each in Indonesia, Portugal and Canada, and 1 each in the UK, China, Hungary, Denmark, the Philippines, Nigeria, Tanzania, and New Zealand. It has not been confirmed that the entry into the UK has a mutant virus that is known to be rapidly spreading.

Number of inspectors and new cases per day. Graphic = Reporter Kim Young-ok [email protected]

New confirmed cases of Corona 19 after August. Graphic = Reporter [email protected]

New corona 19 confirmed. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]

The number of patients with severe gastric disorders increased to 354. The death toll increased by 17. The cumulative death toll was 917 (fatality rate 1.48%). Recently, the number of deaths continues to occur in double digits every day. The number of releases of quarantine increased by 682 people to 4,2953 (69.5%), and 11,899 are currently being quarantined.

As the current distancing measures and special quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year end on the 3rd, the government will decide and announce a plan to adjust the social distancing stage on the 2nd.

Sejong = Reporter Minwook Kim [email protected]