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Corona 19 screening clinic. [사진 출처=연합뉴스]The number of new confirmed cases registered another 1,000 on the 19th when the ‘third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection spread in Korea (Corona 19).
As the number of confirmed cases increases, the number of deaths and critically ill patients increases rapidly. In addition, as there are cases of death while waiting for hospitalization or other hospitals due to the shortage of beds, the problem of “overload of the medical system” is also in full swing.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the 19th, the number of new confirmed corona 19 cases increased by 1,053, accumulating 48,570.
Compared to the previous day (1062), 9 people decreased.
From the 13th to the present day, the number of new confirmed cases during the past week was 1030 → 718 → 880 → 1078 → 1014 → 1062 → 1053 each day, and there have already been five days with more than 1,000 confirmed cases.
When looking at the infection route of the new confirmed patients on this day, there were 1,029 local outbreaks and 24 foreign entries.
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 692 were in the metropolitan area, including 382 in Seoul, 264 in Gyeonggi and 46 in Incheon.
In the non-capital area, Chungbuk registered 103 people, the highest in the region with triple digits. After this, there were 39 in Busan, 32 in Gyeongnam, 29 in Gyeongbuk, 27 in Gangwon, 24 in Chungnam and Jeju, 20 in Daegu, 13 in Jeonbuk, 9 in Gwangju, 7 in Ulsan, and 5 in Daejeon and Jeonnam. The total number of confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area was 337, representing the first 300.
In terms of major infection cases, 12 more related to the construction site of the Seoul Yongsan Trade Center, totaling 88, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the Ulsan Yangchiyo Hospital increased to 229.
Also, ▲ religious facilities in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (accumulated 15) ▲ Semiconductor companies in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do (14) ▲ Goesan-gun Hospital in Chungbuk (22) ▲ Family members in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do ( 17).
The number of confirmed entries abroad was 24, 2 less than the previous day (26).
The number of deaths increased by 14 from the day before to a total of 659. The average death rate in Korea is 1.36%.
The number of patients with severe gastric disorders whose condition was severe or worse was 275, an increase of 29 from the previous day.
The number of diagnostic tests corona 19 performed the previous day was 56,450, 5,495 more than the 5,955 the previous day.
The positive rate, calculated in comparison with the number of tests the day before, was 1.87% (1053 of 56,450), compared to 2.08% (1062 of 5,955) the day before.
Quarantine authorities decided to further strengthen the management of the quarantine blind spots to curb the current spread.
First of all, for Hold’em Pub, who plays cards while drinking alcohol, a ‘harvest ban’ was imposed, which is effectively banned for ten days from this day until the next 28. In unstaffed cafes, no it is forbidden to sit or eat in the store.
Prevention measures related to ski resorts, a representative sport in winter, will also be reinforced. The government plans to request the local government to stop the business of ski resorts in the non-metropolitan area, which is currently being implemented in Phase 2 of Distance Distancing, after 9 pm.
The government also continues to review plans for a three-step upgrade.
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun told a meeting of the Security and Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters at the Seoul Government Complex on the 19th. “This weekend will be a significant turning point in deciding whether to adjust the level of security. distance”. He said: “I ask all people to join forces to practice participatory quarantine so that it does not lead to a situation where people have to endure.”
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