Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol presided over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) held at the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City on the morning of the 18th. yunhap news
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of confirmed coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea as of 0 o’clock on the 18th increased by 621 compared to the same time the day before. Following the previous day (621), there are 600 people for two consecutive days.
Of the new confirmed cases, 590 are community outbreaks. There were 432 people in the metropolitan area, including Seoul (179), Gyeonggi (237), and Incheon (16). Of these, 71 were confirmed after an anonymous examination at the temporary screening inspection office in the metropolitan area. In addition, 28 from Busan and Chungnam, 22 from Gyeongbuk, 16 from Chungbuk, 12 from Gwangju and Daejeon, 9 from Daegu, 7 from Gyeongnam, 6 from Ulsan, 5 from Jeonbuk and Jeju , 4 in Jeonnam, 3 in Gangwon and 1 in Sejong. There were confirmed cases in all 17 provinces nationwide.
There were 31 cases of overseas inflow, of which 19 were counted as Koreans. At the quarantine stage, 12 were confirmed and 19 were confirmed in self-isolation after entering the country.
The quarantine release, which means cure, increased by 536 people to a cumulative increase of 75,896 people, and 6 additional people died, resulting in 1,544 cumulative deaths. On this day, the number of patients with severe gastric disorders decreased by 8 to 161.
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