[사회]926 new confirmations … 24 deaths per day “ the highest in history ”

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Yesterday, the number of confirmed crown19s in Korea fell to three places in six days.

However, as the lack of rooms to accommodate gastric and critically ill patients continued, 24 people died, the highest number.

Reporter Kim Hyun-woo’s report.

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The number of new confirmed corona 19 cases in Korea has exceeded 1,000 in the past five days.

However, due to the impact of the number of inspections over the weekend, it slightly decreased to three places in six days.

With the addition of 926 new confirmed cases, the cumulative confirmed crown19 in Korea surpassed 50,000 for the first time.

By region, 649 people were recently confirmed in the metropolitan area such as Seoul and Gyeonggi, which represents 73% of the total.

In the non-metropolitan area, Gyeongbuk was the largest with 48, and confirmed cases were found in all cities except Sejong.

The number of deaths has increased significantly due to the lack of beds for critically ill patients.

With 24 deaths per day, it was the highest since 22 on the 17th.

As a result, the cumulative number of deaths from Corona 19 in Korea increased to 698 and the death rate increased to 1.38%.

[김경우 / 서울백병원 가정의학과 교수 : 그 전에 감염됐던 분들이 점점 위·중증으로 진행되고 위·중증으로 버티다가 사망하는 경우도 있기 때문에 앞으로 사망은 계속 앞으로 더 늘어날 가능성이 많이 있겠습니다.]

The number of gastric and severe patients with worsening of the disease decreased from 4 to 274.

The positive rate, calculated compared to the number of tests the day before, was over 3%, compared to 2.98% the day before.

[정은경 / 중앙방역대책본부장 : 국내 발생 확진자는 최근 일주일간 일 평균 949명으로 직전 일주일보다 287.3명이 증가했고, 한 달 전에 대비해서는 2배 이상 급증했습니다.]

This week, before Christmas and the beginning of the year, is expected to be a watershed moment for the spread of the crown, as confirmed cases occur in a row, regardless of region and location, such as academies and golf courses, as well as facilities. religious and nursing hospitals.

YTN Kim Hyun-woo[[email protected]]is.

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