406 new coronavirus confirmed… Government “extension of current distance step by two weeks” (total)

Input 2021.02.26 09:32 | Revision 2021.02.26 09:46

The number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea recorded 406 as of the 26th.

The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea as of 0 o’clock on the day was 406, an increase of 10 from the previous day (396). There were 382 local outbreaks and 24 overseas inflows. The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 88922.

In the last week, the number of new confirmed cases has been recorded daily from 448 → 416 → 332 → 357 → 440 → 396 → 406.

Looking at the number of new confirmed cases by region on this day, ▲ Seoul 129 ▲ Busan 10 ▲ Daegu 10 ▲ Incheon 14 ▲ Gwangju Metropolitan City 11 ▲ Ulsan 1 ▲ Sejong 1 ▲ Gyeonggi 135 ▲ Gangwon 5 ▲ Chungbuk 10 ▲ 2 people from Chungnam ▲ 15 people from Jeonbuk ▲ 5 people from Jeonnam ▲ 23 people from Gyeongbuk ▲ 5 people from Gyeongnam.

There were 393 new quarantine people. A total of 79880 people were released from quarantine. Currently, 7457 people are in containment. There were 144 patients with severe gastric disorders, 4 deaths, and 1585 cumulative deaths. The lethality rate is 1.78%.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting presiding at the Seoul Government Complex on the same day, “We will discuss and finalize the plan to extend the current distance step for two weeks from next week. He said, “We will keep the ban on meetings with more than 5 people and the restrictions on business hours as they are.”