Corona 19 vaccine central vaccination center operating even on holidays▶ Click here for a larger view
While the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19)’third pandemic’ has not been subdued, the first day of March, the 1st, followed by confirmed cases across the country.
According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 319 new confirmed cases were tested nationwide from 0 o’clock to 9 o’clock on that day.
It is 9 fewer than 328 people counted at the same time the day before.
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 244 (76.5%) in the metropolitan area and 75 (23.5%) in the non-metropolitan area.
By province, Seoul 121, Gyeonggi 112, Busan 15, Daegu 14, Incheon 11, Jeonbuk 9, Gyeongbuk 7, Chungbuk 6, Gyeongnam 5, Sejong and Chungnam 4, Gwangju and Jeju 3 each 2 people, Gangwon, and 1 each in Ulsan, Daejeon, and Jeonnam.
There were confirmed cases in all 17 provinces nationwide.
As there is still time until midnight, when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 2nd could increase to the mid-to-late half of the 300. However, as the number of tests itself decreases on weekends and holidays, the increase in confirmed cases is not expected to be significant.
Recently, the number of new confirmed cases has gone up and down in the 300-400 range, showing neither a sharp increase nor a distinct decrease.
From the 23rd of this month to this day, the number of new confirmed cases for the past week was 356 → 440 → 395 → 388 → 415 → 356 → 355 each day.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks on average daily, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the’social distancing’ stage, was 365, maintaining the range of the second stage (over 300 people nationwide).
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The quarantine authorities are paying close attention to the situation, seeing that there is a possibility of increasing the number of confirmed patients as the amount of movement increases during the spring outing along with the effect of easing distance.
In the case of major infections on this day, cases in which infections initiated at work or medical institutions were spread to colleagues and family members in a series were confirmed.
In Gwangju City’s Laina Life Insurance Call Center, a total of 63 people were infected by the day after the first confirmed case came out on the 22nd of last month, and 7 people were tested positive at a printing company in Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, increasing the cumulative number of infected people to 9.
In Busan, 7 additional infections, including co-workers of discharged patients, were confirmed in relation to Haedong Hospital in Yeongdo-gu, which is partially quarantined in the same group (cohort).
In addition, ▲ the number of confirmed cases is increasing day after day in places where group infections occurred earlier, such as a cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungnam (cumulative 200 people) ▲ fitness center in Jeonju, Jeonbuk (49 people).
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