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| On the morning of the 13th, medical staff are collecting samples from citizens at the temporary screening clinic for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in the Seoul Station Plaza in Bongnae-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. 2021.3.13/News1 © News1 Reporter Park Jung-ho |
It was tentatively counted that 344 domestic confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) occurred from 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 13th.
According to the quarantine authorities, at least 344 new confirmed cases were found in 14 provinces excluding Daejeon, Sejong, and Jeju among 17 metropolitan local governments as of 6 p.m. on that day.
This is a decrease of 61 people compared to 405 (final 490) in the same time period the previous day.
By region, the confirmed cases were 145 in Gyeonggi, 82 in Seoul, 51 in Gyeongnam, 15 in Incheon, 12 in Busan, 10 in Gangwon, 9 in Gyeongbuk, 6 in Daegu and Chungbuk, 3 in Jeonbuk, 2 in Jeonnam, Ulsan and Gwangju. Each of them is from Chungnam.
Most of the confirmed cases were concentrated in Gyeongnam and the metropolitan area.
In Gyeongnam, following the previous day, there was a strong storm after a group infection from the Jinju bathhouse. On this day alone, 40 confirmed cases were added, and the cumulative number of infected patients including the first confirmed cases increased to 132.
At the beginning, most of them were female, but there were also male confirmed cases after family confirmation. Jeonju 407 confirmed as the first infected person is a female bath user.
The quarantine authorities have tested a total of 1801 patients so far, and 132 positive and 1087 negative, including the first confirmed, and 583 are undergoing tests.
In the case of Seoul and Gyeonggi, the spread of group infections slowed, but there were many local community infections due to daily contact.
In Seoul, the number of confirmed patients related to hospitals in Dongdaemun-gu, an existing group infection site, was added, resulting in a cumulative number of 25.
Also, △2 people related to restaurants in Nowon-gu (25 people) △1 person related to restaurants in Yeongdeungpo-gu (accumulated 42 people) △1 person related to Gwangmungo football club in Gangdong-gu (22 people accumulated) △1 person related to Full Gospel Seongdong Church in Seongdong-gu (20 people accumulated) It was identified as such.
In Gyeonggi-do, the additional infections in the group infected area were only 2 Hwaseong dance training academies and 1 Acheon box manufacturing company. There was only one infected person from overseas, and all others were classified as community infected.
In Incheon, there was no impact from the existing group infection on this day. Except for one confirmed person from overseas, all others were classified as infected by local communities. As for the distinction, there were 4 confirmed patients in Bupyeong-gu, 3 in Jung-gu, 2 in Yeonsu-gu, 2 in Namdong-gu, 2 in Gyeyang-gu, 1 in Seo-gu, and 1 in Michuhol-gu.
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| A new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has occurred in a bathhouse in Jinju City, Gyeongsangnam-do. © News1 |
In the case of Busan, confirmed cases related to Samyuk Busan Hospital in Seo-gu and the Kimcheon branch of the anti-unification union, classified as cases of group infection, were added.
At the Seo-gu Samyuk-Busan Hospital, two additional employees and one discharged patient were confirmed, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the hospital increased to 24. Regarding the Gamcheon branch of the port union, one co-worker of the existing confirmed patient was positive in the examination before self-isolation was lifted. In addition, three western ship crew members were tested positive before self-isolation was lifted.
In Gangwon Province, four residents in Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang were confirmed to be confirmed at once. It is an infected person who was confirmed during the quarantine authorities’ full inspection process.
Earlier, in Pyeongchang, sporadic spread began on the 7th when four residents who had contact with Gangneung confirmed were confirmed. The quarantine authorities conducted a full-scale inspection of the residents, and as a result, the total number of confirmed cases in the region increased more than double from 43 on the last 6 days to 108 on the 13th, a week later.
In Chungbuk, four additional confirmed cases were added in Jecheon, where a sauna-related group infection occurred. All four confirmed patients were found to be in their 60s or older. The quarantine authorities are conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation, considering that all of them are related to the sauna-footed group infection.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to extend the social distancing phase, which is the current 2nd stage in the metropolitan area and 1.5 stages in the non-capital area, by 2 weeks (15~28 days). At the same time, it also maintained a ban on private gatherings of more than 5 people.
However, exceptions were applied to some circumstances, such as meetings for weddings, accompanying infants and young children, and first-birth parties.