On the afternoon of the 23rd, at a temporary screening clinic in Seoul, medical staff are guiding tests related to Corona 19. yunhap news
On the 23rd, the number of confirmed cases of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea is increasing again.
As a result of the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 336 new confirmed cases were confirmed nationwide from 0 o’clock to 6 o’clock on that day. This is 82 more than the 254 compiled at the same time the day before.
There are 256 people (76.2%) in the metropolitan area and 80 people (23.8%) in the non-capital area. By city and province: ▶ Gyeonggi 123 ▶ Seoul 117 ▶ Gyeongbuk 17 ▶ Incheon 16 ▶ Gwangju 15 ▶ Daegu 13 ▶ Busan 11 ▶ Chungnam 7 ▶ Gyeongnam 5 ▶ Jeonbuk 4 ▶ Ulsan and Gangwon 3 each ▶ It is one each in Chungbuk and Jeju. There have been no confirmed cases in Daejeon, Sejong, and Jeonnam.
Since the count is closed at midnight, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 24th is likely to increase to 400. The previous day, after 6 p.m., 103 more increased to 357.
During the recent Lunar New Year holiday (11th to 14th), the number of new confirmed cases has maintained around 300, but after the holiday, the number of confirmed cases has soared to 600 in the aftermath of group infection at the workplace. On the 21st and 22nd, it fell to 300 again, which seems to be due to the decrease in the number of inspections on weekends and holidays.
An average of 452 confirmed cases per day, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the’distance’ stage, is. From the 17th to 7 days in a row, the range of 2.5 steps (over 400 to 500 people nationwide, or when there is a rapid increase in patients such as doubling) remains at the level.
Reporter Seok-Hyun Ko [email protected]