As Corona 19 in Korea showed a spreading trend again, the number of new confirmed cases has soared to the early 600 level today (17th).
It has increased by more than 100 from yesterday, and has risen to 600 again in 38 days since January 10th (657).
Due to the decrease in the number of inspections, during the Lunar New Year holidays (2.11-14), the number of people was maintained at 300, but after that, it has rapidly increased to 400 and 600.
In particular, observations are being made that the number of new confirmed cases may increase as group infections at family gatherings during the Lunar New Year holidays become a reality.
Since the 15th, the government has been struggling to come up with countermeasures as the number of confirmed cases is increasing within a few days after easing’social distancing’ (the second stage in the metropolitan area, the 1.5 stage in the non-capital area).
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock today, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea increased by 621, accumulating 84,000.
164 more than yesterday (457).
The’third pandemic’, which started in earnest from mid-November last year, showed a gradual decline after peaking (December 25th, 1,240 people), but recently sporadic infections followed and turned to an increase again.
During the last week (2.11-17), the number of new confirmed cases per day was 504 → 403 → 362 → 326 → 343 → 457 → 621.
During this period, there are three for 300 people, two for 400 people, one for 500 people, and one for 600 people.
Looking at the infection route of today’s new confirmed cases, local outbreaks were 590 and foreign inflows were 31.
The number of confirmed local outbreaks also reached 600, the highest since the 10th of last month (623).
In the area where confirmed cases were found, a total of 415 were in the metropolitan area, including 247 in Seoul, 147 in Gyeonggi, and 21 in Incheon.
The number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area has recently dropped to around 200, but has risen to 400 again.
Non-capital area: 74 people in Chungnam, 18 people in Busan, 15 people in Jeonnam, 14 people in Gyeongbuk, 12 people in Daegu, 9 people in Ulsan, 7 people in Daejeon and Gyeongnam, 6 people in each of Chungbuk and Jeonbuk, 3 people in Gangwon, 2 each in Gwangju and Sejong. People.
There were a total of 175 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area, the most since the 29th (189) of last month.
In the case of major infections, the scale of outbreaks in the cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do is increasing day by day.
On the 13th, just three days after the first confirmed cases, the number has increased to at least 100.
Group infections also followed during the Lunar New Year holidays.
In Busan, the infection spread to the workplace of one out of six confirmed family members after the family meeting on the 11th to 12th, and four families who gathered in Bonghwa, Gyeongsangbuk-do were also tested positive.
There were 31 confirmed overseas inflows, 3 more than yesterday (28).
Six of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port.
The remaining 25 were tested positive while self-isolation at residential or temporary living facilities in Seoul (11), Gyeonggi (7), Daegu (2), Busan, Gwangju, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam (1 each). .
When local outbreaks and foreign inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, 433 people in the metropolitan area, including 258 in Seoul, 154 in Gyeonggi, and 21 in Incheon.
Nationally, new confirmed cases came from 16 cities and provinces excluding Jeju.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths increased by 4 to 1,538, and the average fatality rate in Korea was 1.81%.
The number of severely ill patients increased by 3 to a total of 169.
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