Exceeded 100,000 cumulative confirmations… Will the 26-day distance stage be adjusted? [종합]

On the afternoon of the 24th, at the vaccination center in Yeomju Gymnasium in Seo-gu, Gwangju, quarantine officials are taking Pfizer's novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine out of the box to put it in the storage.[사진제공=연합뉴스]

picture explanationOn the afternoon of the 24th, at the vaccination center in Yeomju Gymnasium in Seo-gu, Gwangju, quarantine officials are taking Pfizer’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine out of the box to put it in the storage.[사진제공=연합뉴스]

The number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea reached 400 for two consecutive days.

According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters on the 25th, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases increased by 430 as of 0 o’clock on the day, accumulating 10,276. The number of confirmed cases increased by 2 from the previous day (428), and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 100,000.

From the 18th to this day, the number of new confirmed cases for the past week was 463 → 452 → 456 → 415 → 346 → 428 → 430 per day. The number of confirmed cases, which dropped to 300 on the 23rd, remains at 400 the previous day and the same day. An average of 427 patients per day for a week were confirmed.

Looking at the infection route of the new confirmed patients on this day, 419 people outbreaks in the region and 11 people inflow from overseas. By region, there were 125 in Seoul, 147 in Gyeonggi, and 11 in Incheon, a total of 283 in the metropolitan area. Outside the metropolitan area, 20 additional people were confirmed in Busan, 17 in Daegu, 4 in Gwangju, 3 in Daejeon, 27 in Gangwon, 17 in Chungbuk, 4 in Chungnam, 4 in Jeonbuk, 1 in Jeonnam, 9 in Gyeongbuk, and 30 in Gyeongnam. . The number of confirmed overseas inflows decreased by 6 from the previous day (17).

The number of deaths increased by two from the previous day to 1,709. The average fatality rate in Korea is 1.70%. The total number of patients with severe gastric disorders was 111, an increase of 10 from the previous day. Until this day, all 92,068 people have been released from quarantine. Currently, 6499 people are in containment.

The government is scheduled to announce on the 26th a distancing adjustment plan to be applied next week based on the current status of confirmed cases this week. Recently, as the number of new confirmed cases per day has risen to around 400 for over a month, voices are already concerned about the possibility of the 4th pandemic as the 3rd pandemic continues. However, there is a prospect that the government is highly likely to maintain the social distancing stage at the current level as the number of confirmed cases is not showing a sharp increase. Currently, the second stage of social distancing is being applied in the metropolitan area and the 1.5 stage is being applied in the non-capital area. This social distancing phase ends on the 28th.

As of 0 o’clock on that day, the number of first-time new vaccines was 28,22. So far, the first dose of the Corona 19 vaccine has been completed for a total of 73,124 people. The 2nd inoculation was 1193, a total of 2691. Among them, AstraZeneca vaccine received 673,183 people and Pfizer vaccine 59941 people.

The number of newly received cases after the COVID-19 vaccination was suspected of being an adverse reaction, with 78 new cases added as of 0 o’clock on the day, totaling 100,000. Among them, 9893 cases were common after vaccination, including muscle pain, headache, fever, chills, and nausea. There were 93 suspected cases of anaphylaxis and 8 serious suspected cases such as convulsions. There are 16 cases of death reports.

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