On the morning of the 4th, citizens are waiting for samples to be tested at the temporary screening test center in Jung-gu, Seoul. yunhap news
The number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in the Seoul area decreased to 100 again in two days. Eleven people died a day.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 5th, 199 new cases occurred the day before. It increased from 198 on the 2nd to 329 on the 3rd and dropped to 100 on the 4th. The number of tests the day before the confirmed cases were confirmed was 15,298 cases per day → 24,646 cases per day → 2,250 cases per 3 days, showing a similar trend to the number of confirmed cases.
The death toll was 11, the highest ever. Two of them were confirmed after death. In the new year, a total of 27 confirmed deaths.
Among the new confirmed cases, 6 foreign inflows, 103 contacts, and 69 confirmed cases are being investigated. New confirmed cases were also found in existing group infections, including 6 Dongbu detention centers in Songpa-gu and 3 Misodeul nursing hospitals and nursing homes in Guro-gu.
17 Seoul confirmed at children’s facilities in Gangbuk-gu
Corona 19 cumulative confirmed patients since August. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]
At an after-school child care facility in Gangbuk-gu, after volunteers living in other cities were confirmed on the 31st of last month, 17 additional people, including facility workers, volunteers, and users, were confirmed. On the 4th, one worker and one volunteer were newly confirmed. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said that 71 people were tested, and results were obtained in 17 positive and 35 negative. 19 are undergoing examination.
As a result of the epidemiological investigation, it was found that some officials at this facility had room and board and refreshments at the facility. The Seoul Metropolitan Government found that the wearing of masks by facility personnel and users was good.
Songpa-gu Dongbu detention center confirmed 1073, an increase of six. The total number of confirmed cases nationwide is 1091. All six of the new confirmed cases are prisoners. The Ministry of Justice announced that it would conduct a sixth total inspection on 1,300 employees and prisoners.
Reporter Choi Eun-kyung [email protected]