668 new coronavirus confirmed… 600 people entered in 48 days

On the morning of the 7th of the 2021 re-election voting day, an election official is measuring the body temperature of citizens who visited the polling place at the polling place in Daechi 1-dong, located in the gymnasium of the middle school affiliated with Dankook University College of Education, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Newsis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea as of 0 o’clock on the 7th increased by 668 compared to the same time the day before. It has been 48 days since February 18 (621) that the number of new confirmed cases has risen to 600.

A total of 10,39,066 people responded to the Corona 19 vaccination, which began in February. The number of AstraZeneca vaccinations was 887,000, and the number of Pfizer vaccinations was 151,614. The cumulative 11,215 cases reported as suspected of adverse reactions.

Of the new confirmed cases, 653 are community outbreaks. There were 413 people in the metropolitan area, including Seoul (196), Gyeonggi (173), and Incheon (44). Of these, 90 were confirmed after an anonymous examination at the temporary screening inspection office in the metropolitan area. In addition, 61 from Daejeon, 38 from Busan, 26 from Ulsan, 25 from Gyeongnam, 16 from Daegu and Gangwon, 15 from Chungbuk, 11 from Chungnam, 10 from Jeonbuk, 9 from Gyeongbuk, There were 7 in Jeonnam, 3 in Jeju, 2 in Gwangju and 1 in Sejong. There were confirmed cases in all 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

The number of foreign inflow cases was 15, of which 10 were counted as Koreans. Four people were diagnosed in the quarantine stage and 11 were confirmed in self-isolation after entering the country.

Quarantine release, which means cure, increased by 565 people to a cumulative record of 97,928 people. The death toll increased by 4 to 1,756. The number of gastric and severe patients decreased by 3 to 109.

Jinju Kim reporter

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