[3보] 424 new diagnoses, 400 on the second day… Week 1 of vaccination, speeding up

Amid the aftermath of the’third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19), the number of new confirmed cases recorded another 400 on the 4th.

It decreased slightly from the previous day, but continued to reach 400 for two days in a row.

New confirmed cases have been stagnating, repeating fluctuations and fluctuations in the 300-400 range since the middle of last month, but sporadic infections are continuing across the country, so the number of confirmed cases can increase rapidly at any time.

As the vaccination started on the 26th of last month began to accelerate as the vaccination began to increase in the first week of this day, the government has established a social distancing process (Secondary Metropolitan Area 2nd Stage, Non-Metropolitan Area 1.5th Stage) and 5 The policy is to curb the spread as much as possible through quarantine measures, such as prohibiting private gatherings for personnel.

◇ 312 people in the metropolitan area-89 people in the non-metropolitan area out of the 401 people in the area 77.8% in the metropolitan area

The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the day, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 424 to 91,240 cumulative.

It was 20 people less than the previous day (444).

The third epidemic, which began in earnest since mid-November last year, has continued for nearly four months. The number of new confirmed cases showed a gradual decline this year, but immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday (2.11-14), the group soared to the 600 level and then descended again, and recently it has risen and decreased to the 300-400 range.

During the last week (2.26~3.4), the number of new confirmed cases per day was 388 → 415 → 355 → 355 → 344 → 444 → 424. During this period, 300 units were numbered four times and 400 units were numbered three times.

Looking at the infection route of the new confirmed patients on this day, 401 local outbreaks and 23 foreign inflows.

The number of confirmed cases estimated to have been infected in the local community was 400 on the second day following the previous day (426).

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 312 were in the metropolitan area, including 117 in Seoul, 177 in Gyeonggi, and 18 in Incheon, accounting for 77.8% of the total local outbreaks.

Non-capital area: Daegu 19, Busan 17, Chungbuk 12, Gyeongnam 9, Gwangju, Gangwon, Jeonbuk each 6, Gyeongbuk 5, Daejeon and Jeju 3, Chungnam 2, Jeonnam 1, etc. to be.

In the case of major infections, confirmed cases were followed in daily spaces such as family and acquaintance meetings and workplaces.

In a test in progress in Dongducheon City, Gyeonggi Province on 3,900 registered foreigners in the region, an additional 7 people were tested positive, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 103.

In addition, in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, cases of infection, mainly foreign workers working in chicken processing plants, increased to 22 cases. In the case of Gyeongbuk, new confirmed cases have appeared in Gumi, Uiseong, and Pohang.

◇ 11 patients with severe gastric disorders increased a day… 15 cities and provinces nationwide confirmed

There were 23 confirmed cases of overseas inflow, 5 more than the previous day (18).

Six of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port. The remaining 17 were tested positive during self-quarantine in Gyeonggi (9), Chungnam, Gyeongbuk (2 each), Seoul, Busan, Daegu, and Gyeongnam (1 each) districts or temporary living facilities.

When local outbreaks and foreign inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, there are 322 people in the metropolitan area, including 118 people in Seoul, 186 people in Gyeonggi Province, and 18 people in Incheon. Nationally, new confirmed cases have emerged in 15 cities and provinces excluding Sejong and Ulsan.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths increased by 7 from the previous day to a cumulative 1,619. The average fatality rate in Korea is 1.77%.

There were a total of 140 patients with severe gastric disorders, an increase of 11 from the previous day.

The number of examinations at the screening clinic the day before was 35,697, which is 1,470 more than the 34,227 the previous day.

The positive rate, calculated as compared to the number of tests on the previous day, was 1.19% (424 out of 35,697), which was slightly lower than the previous day’s 1.30% (444 out of 34,227). As of 0 o’clock on this day, the cumulative positive rate is 1.35% (91,240 out of 6751,900).

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