300 new cases again… 15 people at Gwangju Church [종합]

The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 24th, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) increased by 392 compared to the day before, accumulating 75,084.

The number of new confirmed cases per day decreased by 39 from the previous day’s 431. It seems that the number of inspections decreased significantly over the weekend. The number of inspections carried out the day before was 24642. It is half of the 40,748 cases on the 22nd, the day before.

As for the infection route, local outbreaks were counted as 369, and foreign inflows were counted as 23, respectively.

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 249 people were in the metropolitan area, including 127 in Seoul, 99 in Gyeonggi, and 23 in Incheon. In the non-capital area, there were 19 in Busan, 17 in each of Gwangju and Gyeongnam, 12 in each of Chungbuk, 11 in each of Daegu, Sejong and Gangwon, 9 in Chungnam, 7 in Gyeongbuk, 3 in Jeonbuk, and 1 in each of Ulsan, Jeonnam, and Jeju. There are 120 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area.

As of this year, the number of corona19 daily confirmed cases exceeded the 1,000 level at the beginning of the year, but the momentum of the’third pandemic’ has been showing a decline in the recent 1 week, maintaining the 300-400 level.

However, sporadic infections continue throughout the country. In particular, the previous day, 15 members of the church in Gwangju who had worshiped together and worked as a choir were group infected. In addition, sporadic infections are continuing nationwide such as workplaces, screen golf courses, public baths, and nursing hospitals.

In addition, experts warn that more than 20% of confirmed cases with an unknown path of infection and the possibility of spreading the mutant virus originating in the UK remain unsafe.

There were 23 confirmed cases of overseas inflow, 5 fewer than the previous day (28). Nine of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port. The remaining 14 were tested positive while self-isolation at residential or temporary living facilities in Seoul (6), Incheon (2), Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Jeonbuk, Gyeongbuk, and Jeju (1 each).

The estimated influx of confirmed foreign inflows in the U.S. 3, Russia, Indonesia, Poland, and France 2 each, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Pakistan, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo It is one. Of these, 12 are Koreans and 11 are foreigners.

In terms of local outbreaks and overseas inflows (excluding quarantine), 257 people in the metropolitan area, including 133 people in Seoul, 99 people in Gyeonggi, and 25 people in Incheon. Nationally, new confirmed cases have appeared in 16 provinces excluding Daejeon.

The death toll from Corona 19 increased by 12 from the previous day. So far, 1349 people have died from the corona19 infection. The average fatality rate in Korea was 1.80%.

After being confirmed with Corona 19, the number of seriously ill patients whose condition was severe or worse was 282, down 15 from the previous day.

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