With the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea increasing to the mid-500s again, medical staff are waiting for examiners in the sample collection room of a temporary screening clinic installed in Seoul Plaza on the morning of the 27th. yunhap news
It is expected that the number of new coronavirus infections in Korea (Corona 19) nationwide will record around 500 new cases on the 28th.
According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 471 new confirmed cases nationwide tested positive for Corona 19 from 0 a.m. The number is 20 fewer than 491 people counted at the same time the day before, but if the count is added by midnight, it is expected to reach at least 500.
For a week from the 21st of this month, the number of new confirmed patients per day recorded 400 → 346 → 431 → 392 → 437 → 349 → 559. This is the number that averaged 416.3 people a day and rose to 400.
The number of new confirmed cases, which showed a modest decline in recent years, increased by nearly three digits due to the occurrence of nth infections, academia, and workplace-related group infections following a bunch of confirmations from TCS international schools.
In the case of major infections, the number of new confirmed cases is increasing, mainly at IM Mission. In the case of’Unauthorized Alternative Education Facility under Daejeon IM Mission’, such as Daejeon IEM International School and Missionary Training Course (MTS), 176 people have been confirmed so far, and 147 people have been confirmed at churches in Buk-gu, Gwangju and TCS Ace International School and TCS International School in Gwangsan-gu. .
In addition to the group outbreak of the IM Mission Education Facility, there are also welfare facilities in Jung-gu, Seoul (12 people cumulative), nursing facilities in Nowon-gu (11 people), manufacturing industry in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do (19 people), church in Giheung-gu, Yongin (11 people), and childcare facilities in Guri (12 people). Large and small cases of infection followed.
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