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| The resting room of the Temporary Screening Clinic in Seoul Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul. 2021.1.20/News1 © News1 Reporter Seongcheol Lee |
There were 115 new cases of coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Seoul. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 23,000.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 22nd, as of 0 o’clock on the day, the number of confirmed cases in Seoul increased by 115 from the previous day to 23,097. 4651 people were quarantined and treated, and 18,156 people were diagnosed with cure and discharged from the hospital.
The death toll was 290, an additional five. The number of Corona 19 deaths in Seoul from 177 as of December 31 last year increased by 113 this year alone. About 39% of Corona 19 deaths in Seoul have been concentrated in the last 20 days.
The number of new confirmed cases per day has been around 100 for a full 15 consecutive days since the last 7 days. Although the prevalence has somewhat eased, there is a trend of continuing group infections, centered on infections, religious and nursing facilities, and saunas due to contact with existing confirmed patients.
The previous day, at Olympia Sauna in Gangnam-gu, two confirmed cases were found, and a total of 19 cases were related.
Two confirmed cases occurred at a religious facility in Mapo-gu. The total number of confirmed cases is 13.
A group infection occurred at Hospital 3 in Eunpyeong-gu, and two more were infected, and a total of 9 confirmed cases.
There are also confirmed cases in the BTJ World Center in Sangju, Gyeongbuk. One additional person was infected and the cumulative confirmed number was 17.
The number of confirmed cases related to medical institutions in Seodaemun-gu increased by 1 (a total of 12).
2 foreign patients (a total of 748), 9 other group infections (7,530 total), 53 contacts of other confirmed cases (7,209 total), 8 contacts of other confirmed cases (1035 total), During the investigation of the infection route, 34 patients (a total of 5317) were added.
By autonomous district, confirmed cases were poured out from 23 autonomous districts except Yongsan-gu and Dongdaemun-gu. Gangnam-gu had 11 confirmed cases with double digits. Eight confirmed cases were found in Jungnang-gu, Seocho-gu and Nowon-gu.