Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun (second from the front) and Chung Eun-kyung (front) head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are attending a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) held at the Seoul Government Complex on the morning of the 22nd. yunhap news
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 22nd, the number of confirmed coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea increased by 346 compared to the same time the day before.
Of the new confirmed cases, 314 are community outbreaks. There were 223 people in Seoul (113 people), Gyeonggi (102 people) and Incheon (8 people) only in the metropolitan area. Of these, 55 were confirmed after an anonymous examination at the temporary screening inspection center in the metropolitan area. In addition, 23 from Busan, 21 from Gyeongnam, 12 from Gyeongbuk, 8 from Gangwon, 7 from Chungnam and Jeonnam, 5 from Daegu, 2 from Gwangju and Ulsan and Jeju, and from Daejeon and Chungbuk. 1 person occurred. Patients occurred in all 15 provinces nationwide except Sejong and Jeonbuk.
There were 32 cases of foreign inflow, of which 22 were counted as Koreans. Nine were confirmed during the quarantine stage and 23 during self-quarantine after entering the country.
The quarantine release, which means cure, has increased by 569 to a cumulative increase of 61,415, and 12 additional deaths, resulting in 1,328 deaths. On this day, the number of patients with severe gastric disorders was 299, down 18 from the previous day.
Jinjoo Kim reporter [email protected]
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