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As the aftermath of the’third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) continued, confirmed cases were followed across the country on the 19th.
According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 403 new confirmed cases nationwide tested positive for Corona 19 from 0 o’clock to 9 PM on that day.
It is 92 fewer than 495 at the same time the day before.
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 301 (74.7%) in the metropolitan area and 102 (25.3%) in the non-metropolitan area.
By city and province, Gyeonggi 149, Seoul 115, Incheon 37, Gyeongbuk 19, Chungbuk 16, Busan 14, Daegu 9, Chungnam 8, Jeonbuk 7, Gyeongnam and Jeonnam 6, Gwangju and Gangwon 5 each People, Ulsan 4, Daejeon 2 and Jeju 1.
Of the 17 cities nationwide, there have been no confirmed cases in Sejong City.
As time remains until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 20th is expected to increase further to the mid-400 range.
The previous day, by midnight, the number increased by 66 and ended at 561.
The number of new confirmed cases dropped to 300 during the Lunar New Year holiday (2.11-14), then turned back to spreading, and recently reached 500-600.
In the last week (2.13-19), the number of new confirmed patients per day recorded 362 → 326 → 343 → 457 → 621 → 621 → 561, showing an average of 470 per day.
Among them, the number of confirmed local outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the’social distancing’ stage, is on average 445 per day. As of the last 17 days (approximately 406), the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks on average per day re-entered the 2.5-stage range (400-500 or more nationwide, or a rapid increase in patients such as doubling), indicating 423 and 445, increasing gradually have.
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In the case of major new group infections, many cases of serial infection through family members and acquaintances have been confirmed throughout the country, including the metropolitan area.
At a ballroom in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, where the first confirmed person was confirmed on the 13th, 16 additional people including the visitor’s family were confirmed on this day.
In Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, a total of eight people, including a Marine Corps on vacation and his family and acquaintances, were infected one after another.
The scale of infection, centered on medical institutions and religious facilities, continues to grow.
In the nursing home in Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 8 additional people were positive in the process of tracking contact, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 13, and 7 people were added at the church in Ilsan Seo-gu, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do on that day, resulting in 21 cases.
In addition, ▲ the cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungnam (accumulated 160 people) ▲ The number of confirmed cases is increasing day after day in places where group infections occurred earlier, such as a plastic factory (132 people) in Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
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