Local occurrence 323 people, overseas inflow 21 people
5 additional deaths, 156 seriously ill patients
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Although the number of new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea has been maintained at 300, the fire of re-proliferation has not extinguished, so the quarantine authorities have not missed the tension. It is difficult to say that the spread of the infection has completely declined as the number of inspections on holidays has decreased compared to weekdays.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 15th, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases decreased from the previous day to 344. There were 5 additional deaths and the average fatality rate in Korea was 1.82%.
The number of new corona19 confirmed cases is rising and falling in the 300-500 range. During the last week, the number of new confirmed cases per day was 303 → 444 → 504 → 403 → 362 → 326 → 344. The average number of confirmed cases per day for the last week (February 9-15) is 384.
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Looking at the route of infection that day, there were 323 local outbreaks and 21 foreign inflows, of which 255 confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, including 147 in Seoul, 99 in Gyeonggi, and 9 in Incheon. Nationally, 14 new cases have been confirmed.
There were 21 confirmed cases of overseas inflow, one less than the 22 of the previous day. Six of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port. The remaining 15 were positive while self-isolation at residential or temporary living facilities in Seoul (4), Incheon (3), Daejeon (2), and Daegu, Ulsan, and Jeonnam (1 each).
The number of deaths increased by 5 from the previous day to 1,527. The average fatality rate in Korea is 1.82%. There are 156 patients with severe gastric disorders, the same as the previous day. Until this day, the number of confirmed cases released from quarantine was 73,794, up 235 from the previous day, and 8,548 patients are currently undergoing quarantine treatment.
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To date, the number of tests conducted after reporting suspected corona19 patients in Korea is 6.62,860, of which 599,8,845 were negative, and the remaining 8,146 were awaiting results.
Concerns are raised that COVID-19 could spread across the country again as group infections occur in medical institutions. At the Seoul Hospital affiliated with Soonchunhyang University in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 56 people were confirmed, and the cumulative number of confirmed patients at Hanyang University Hospital in Seongdong-gu increased to 101. Eleven people were also infected at a medical institution in Seo-gu, Incheon. On the 15th, Deok-cheol Kwon, Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Ministry of Health and Welfare), said, “78.8% of confirmed cases in Korea during the Lunar New Year holiday occur in the metropolitan area, so it is not a situation where you can be relieved. Said.
/ Reporter Kim Seong-tae [email protected]
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