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Corona 19 is spreading again.
There were 600 new confirmed cases.
It is the most in 3 months since last January.
In the meantime, the government officially approved the use of the Janssen vaccine, a’one dose’ vaccine today.
This is reporter Minwook Kim.
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As of today 0 o’clock, there are 668 new cases of Corona 19.
It is only 48 days since February 18 that the number of new confirmed patients a day recorded 600 people, and it is the highest in 89 days since January 8, when 674 people were recorded.
The infection route is 653 people outbreaks in the region and 15 people inflows abroad.
By region, more than 63% of all confirmed cases in Seoul, including 196 in Seoul, 173 in Gyeonggi, and 44 in Incheon, occurred in the metropolitan area.
In the non-metropolitan area, there were 61 in Daejeon, 38 in Busan, 26 in Ulsan, and 25 in Gyeongnam.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases through the sister church tour meeting increased from 10 provinces to at least 164, and the number of confirmed cases related to the Busan entertainment bar reached 290 until yesterday.
In the case of Incheon daycare centers and multi-use facilities, the cumulative number of confirmed patients is at least 56.
The number of primary vaccinations for the vaccine was added 37,000, to 10,39,66 in total.
The vaccination rate relative to the domestic population is 1.99%.
From tomorrow, vaccinations will begin for 64,000 people, including special school workers and health teachers nationwide, and 128,000 people working at facilities for the handicapped and homeless and correctional facilities from the day after tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety officially approved Janssen’s use of the Corona 19 vaccine today.
Janssen vaccine is a’one dose’ vaccine, and the preventive effect 14 days after vaccination is 66.9%.
The government signed a purchase contract with Janssen for 6 million vaccines, and the domestic introduction schedule is under discussion.
This is Minwook Kim of MBC News.
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