The number of corona 19 confirmed cases in Korea has been increased by 346 as of 0 o’clock today (8th).
The cumulative confirmed number is 92,817.
■ Domestic occurrence 70%↑ Metropolitan area… 11 overseas inflows
Out of the 346 new confirmed cases counted today, 335 outbreaks in Korea.
The proportion of confirmed patients in the metropolitan area is around 70%.
By region, there were 128 in Gyeonggi, 97 in Seoul, 20 in Chungbuk, 15 in Incheon, 14 in Gwangju and Chungnam, 12 in Busan, and 10 in Gangwon.
There are 11 cases of overseas inflows.
At the time of entry, 5 people were diagnosed during the quarantine stage and 6 people during the self-isolation after entry.
The number of patients with severe gastric disorders decreased by 6 to 128 in total.
The death toll increased by 8 per day to 1,642 cumulatively, and the fatality rate was 1.77%.
〈Photo = Yonhap News〉■ Vaccination of 317,000 people… “Today announced the results of the first round of adverse reactions”
The number of domestic vaccinations was added to 2,047 a day yesterday, and 316,865 people have completed the first vaccination so far.
By vaccine, AstraZeneca has 311,583 and Pfizer has 5,282.
All 3,915 cases were reported as being suspected of adverse reactions after vaccination.
Of these, 3,866 are minor cases that are common after vaccination, such as headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting.
There were 33 suspected cases of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, 5 serious suspected cases such as convulsions, and 11 cases of death.
The government is scheduled to release the results of the first investigation into adverse reactions after vaccination today.
〈Photo = Yonhap News〉From tomorrow, the revised’Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act’ (Infectious Disease Prevention Act) will be implemented.
Like some nursing hospitals, which have recently been controversial with the’break-through vaccination’, you will be punished if you receive vaccinations in an illegal manner even if you are not the first vaccination person.
Jeon Jeon-cheol, the second deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said that he was vaccinating at the squadron meeting this morning, but it wasn’t time to take off his mask yet.
In addition, regarding the Corona 19 situation, he said that the part of the infection of foreign workers, which has recently increased, should be managed thoroughly, and the local governments where factories are densely asked to prevent the spread of infection to the local community through preemptive inspections and quarantine inspections.
We also ordered related ministries to focus on the field and take necessary measures.