The metropolitan area accounted for 81.1% of the 381 local residents.
Positive rate 1.07%… Sauna/workplace daily infection continued
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The number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea was counted to 398 on the 5th, falling below 400 in three days.
However, as group infections continue to occur in everyday spaces such as saunas and workplaces, the size of confirmed cases can increase at any time. In particular, there are concerns about re-proliferation as the population movement may increase due to meetings and trips in spring, and the influx of mutant viruses is also increasing. In the midst of this, the government plans to unveil the draft reorganization of’Social Distance’ this afternoon.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the day, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 398, accumulating 91,638. 26 people decreased from the previous day (424). The third epidemic, which started in earnest since mid-November last year, has continued for four months. The number of new confirmed cases showed a gradual decline this year, but immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday, the number of new confirmed cases increased to 600 units due to the aftermath of group infection, and then came down again, and recently, the number has risen to 300-400 units. In the last week (2.27~3.5), the number of new confirmed cases per day recorded 415 → 355 → 355 → 344 → 444 → 424 → 398. During this period, 300 units were numbered four times and 400 units were numbered three times.
Looking at the infection route of the new confirmed patients on this day, 381 local outbreaks and 17 foreign inflows. The number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks also fell to 300 within three days since the 2nd (319). In the area where confirmed cases were found, 309 people in the metropolitan area, including 129 in Seoul, 168 in Gyeonggi, and 12 in Incheon, accounted for 81.1% of the total local outbreaks. In the non-capital area, 20 people in Busan, 19 people in Chungbuk, 8 people in Chungnam, 5 people in Gwangju, 4 people in Gangwon-Gyeongbuk, 3 people in Daegu, Gyeongnam, Jeonbuk, 2 people in Jeju, and 1 people in Sejong.
In terms of major new infections, a total of 12 people were confirmed in connection with the sauna in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, 10 in the case of Dongdaemun-gu Hospital No. 3, and 12 people related to the styrofoam plant in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do. In the case of a gym in Wonju, Gangwon-do, five people, including users and their families, were tested positive.
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There were 17 confirmed overseas inflows, 6 fewer than the previous day (23). Four of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port. The remaining 13 were tested positive during self-quarantine in Gyeonggi (5), Ulsan (3), Gyeongbuk (2), Incheon, Gwangju, and Chungnam (1 each) area of residence or temporary living facilities. When local outbreaks and foreign inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, there are 315 people in the metropolitan area, including 129 in Seoul, 173 in Gyeonggi, and 13 in Incheon. Nationally, new confirmed cases have emerged in 15 provinces excluding Daejeon and Jeonnam.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths increased by eight from the previous day to a cumulative 1,627. The average fatality rate in Korea is 1.78%. A total of 135 patients with severe gastric disorders, 5 fewer than the previous day. The number of tests through the screening clinic the previous day was 37,111, which was 1,414 more than the previous day. The positive rate, calculated as compared to the number of tests the previous day, was 1.07% (398 out of 37,111), a slight decrease from 1.19% on the previous day. The cumulative positive rate as of 0 o’clock on this day is 1.35% (91,638 out of 6.79,011).
/ Intern reporter Park Yena [email protected]
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