388 people by 9:00 pm… Expected 400 new confirmed cases on the 18th (total)

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Although the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea has slowed somewhat, there were confirmed cases across the country on the 17th.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 388 new confirmed cases nationwide tested positive for Corona 19 from 0 o’clock to 9 PM on that day.

It is 86 fewer than 474 people counted at the same time the day before.

In the area where the confirmed cases were found, 249 (64.2%) in the metropolitan area and 139 (35.8%) in the non-metropolitan area.

By province, Seoul 130, Gyeonggi 101, Busan 23, Incheon, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam each 18, Gangwon 16, Daegu 14, Gwangju and Chungnam 11 each, Chungbuk 9, Ulsan 7, Jeonbuk and Jeonnam each There are three, and two in Daejeon, Sejong, and Jeju. All 17 trials were confirmed.

As there is still time until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 18th is expected to increase. Looking at the recent trend of confirmed cases, it is expected to record 400 people.

The previous day, after 9 p.m., an additional 46 people increased and ended with 520 people.

The momentum of the’third pandemic’, which has continued for more than two months since mid-November last year, is a pattern that has been broken in the new year.

The number of new confirmed cases this month was 1,27 → 820 → 657 → 1,20 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 657 → 451 → 537 → 561 → 524 People → 512 people → 580 people → 520 people, all of them were below 1,000 except for two days.

In particular, the declining trend of confirmed cases of local outbreaks, which are believed to be infected within the community, is remarkable.

In the last week, the number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks per day averaged 499, dropping below 500.

In the case of major infections, the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 162 as four additional patients, including patients and staff at Somang Hospital in Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, were confirmed.

In addition, new cases of infection were confirmed, such as nursing homes in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province (cumulative 23), and extracurricular classrooms in Seongnam (10).

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