1241 new coronavirus confirmed on Christmas Eve…the highest ever

On the afternoon of the afternoon of the 24th, Christmas Eve, members of the Santa Gwangju Headquarters are posing with a Christmas sculpture in Seo-gu, Gwangju City. News 1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 25th, the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea increased by 1,241 compared to the same time the day before. It is the first time in 12 months since the outbreak of Corona 19 in Korea that the number of new confirmed cases exceeded 1,200 in one day.

Among the new confirmed cases, 1,216 are community outbreaks. Seoul (550), Gyeonggi (257), and Incheon (55), and 862 people occurred in the metropolitan area alone. Of these, 121 were confirmed after an anonymous examination at the temporary screening inspection center in the metropolitan area. In addition, 79 from Chungnam, 67 from Gyeongbuk, 42 ​​from Chungbuk, 35 from Gwangju, 21 from Busan and Daegu, 20 from Jeju, 14 from Gyeongnam, 13 from Daejeon and Gangwon, and Ulsan There were 12 people each in Jeonbuk, 4 people in Jeonnam, and 1 in Sejong. Patients occurred in all 17 provinces nationwide.

There were 25 cases of foreign inflow, of which 15 were counted as Koreans. During the quarantine stage, 6 people and 19 during self-quarantine after entering the country were confirmed.

The quarantine release, which means cure, increased by 623 people to a cumulative increase of 38,048 people, and 17 more died, resulting in 773 deaths.

Jinjoo Kim reporter




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