Corona 19 confirmed 307 people nationwide as of 9 pm… 49 people decreased

Input 2021.03.15 20:05 | Revision 2021.03.15 22:14

As the spread of Corona 19 in Korea continued, confirmed cases occurred in various places on the 15th.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 307 new confirmed cases were tested positive for Corona 19 across the country from 0 o’clock to 9 PM on that day. It is 49 fewer than 356 people counted at the same time the day before.

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 204 (66.4%) in the metropolitan area and 103 (33.6%) in the non-metropolitan area. By province, Gyeonggi 118, Seoul 72, Gyeongnam 58, Incheon 14, Gangwon 13, Busan 7, Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Chungnam 4 each, Chungbuk 3, Ulsan 3, Jeju, Gwangju, Jeonbuk 2 each It is one person, one in Daejeon. There are no confirmed cases in Sejong and Jeonnam.

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 16th is expected to increase further to reach the mid-300s. The previous day, after 9 pm, 26 people increased to 382 people.

Immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday (February 11-14), the number of new confirmed cases surged to 600, and then decreased to 300-400 due to the subsequent group infection. During the last week (March 9-15), the number of new confirmed cases per day recorded 446, 470, 465, 488, 490, 459, and 382, ​​a daily average of 457.

Of these, the number of confirmed cases of regional daily average, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the’social distancing’ stage, is about 438.6, and has re-entered the range of 2.5 stages (400 to 500 or more nationwide, etc.).

Looking at the recent trend, large and small group infections are continuing through daily living spaces such as saunas, workplaces, and day care centers. The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to saunas in Jinju City, Gyeongnam increased to 150.

In addition, there have been new cases of infection at the logistics center in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province (accumulated 14 people) ▲ medical institutions in Guro-gu, Seoul (16 people) ▲ daycare centers in Dobong-gu, Seoul (10 people) ▲ Daycare centers in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province (12 people).