362 new coronavirus confirmed nationwide by 6 p.m., expected to reach 400 for two consecutive days

Input 2021.02.03 21:10

Due to the spread of coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19), more than 300 confirmed cases have occurred nationwide by the afternoon of the 3rd.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 362 people across the country from 0 o’clock to 6 PM on that day were counted. 9 more than the 353 total at the same time the day before.

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 293 (80.9%) in the metropolitan area and 69 (19.1%) in the non-metropolitan area. By province, Seoul 151 people, Gyeonggi 104 people, Incheon 38 people, Busan 22 people, Daegu, Gangwon, Chungnam 7 people, Gyeongbuk Gyeongnam 6 people, Chungbuk 4 people, Gwangju and Jeju 3 people, Daejeon 2 people, It is one each in Ulsan and Jeonbuk. Out of 17 cities and provinces nationwide, there have been no confirmed cases in Sejong and Jeonnam.

As time remains until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0 o’clock on the 4th is expected to increase more than this to 400.

From the 28th of last month to this day, an average of 412 new confirmed cases per day for the last one week. Among them, the number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distance-taking stage, is about 383 people on average per day, maintaining the range of the second-stage distance (over 300 persons nationwide).

On this day, new cases of group infection were confirmed all over the country. At a language academy in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, nine people, including teachers and school students, were confirmed, and at a restaurant in Goyang-si, seven business owners and employees were positive.