The spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea is not easing, and confirmed cases nationwide appeared one after another on the 6th.
According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 527 new confirmed cases were tested nationwide from 0 o’clock to 6 o’clock on that day.
It is 175 more than the 352 counted at the same time the day before.
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 369 (70.%) in the metropolitan area and 158 (30.0%) in the non-metropolitan area.
By city and province, Seoul 173 people, Gyeonggi 148 people, Incheon 48 people, Busan 32 people, Daejeon and Ulsan 25 people, Daegu 15 people, Gangwon and Gyeongnam each 14, Chungbuk 12, Jeonbuk and Gyeongbuk each 6, Chungnam 5 , 2 in Jeonnam and 1 in Gwangju and Jeju.
Out of 17 cities and provinces nationwide, there have been no confirmed cases in Sejong.
As there is still time until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0 o’clock on the 7th is expected to increase further, reaching the late 500 level and as many as 600.
If there are 600 confirmed cases, it will be 48 days after February 18 (621).
The previous day, after 6 pm, the number of people increased by 126 and ended at 478.
Recently, there are around 500 new confirmed cases in Korea, showing an uneasy pattern.
The number of confirmed cases per day has been stagnant, moving up and down in the 300-400 range for a while, but the number of confirmed cases has increased as the number of cases of group infections nationwide continues.
The’Infection Reproduction Index’, which indicates how many other people in the vicinity of one confirmed person infect, exceeded 1 in all regions of the country.
If this index is 1 or more, it means’trend spread’.
From the 31st of last month to this day, the number of new confirmed cases that occurred in the last week was 506 → 551 → 557 → 543 → 543 → 473 → 478 people daily, an average of 521.6 people per day.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks on average daily, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the’social distancing’ stage, was counted as 500.6, exceeding the upper line of the 2.5 stage (400-500 or more nationwide, etc.).
It was only 80 days after 516.1 people as of January 16 this year that this number exceeded 500.
In the case of major infections, confirmed cases are emerging from all over the place, regardless of specific facilities and groups.
In the case of group infection involving a daycare center and multi-use facility located in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 16 additional people were tested positive that day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 56.
The number of confirmed cases of group infection through a sister church circuit meeting reached 164 in 10 cities and provinces nationwide.
In Busan, it was confirmed that a series of infections from entertainment establishments spread to a complex building where the offices of shipping companies in the ocean were concentrated, and more than 20 people were confirmed to be confirmed.
In addition, there are cases of infection in everyday spaces such as acquaintances, restaurants, and workplaces.
(yunhap news)