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Corona 19 screening clinic. [사진 출처=연합뉴스]A new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) jumped to triple digits in two days on the 8th.
Quarantine authorities are paying attention to the trend of the outbreak of patients, paying attention to the increase in the number of new confirmed cases, although the number of tests has been halved compared to weekdays, especially on weekends. ‘Halloween Day’ (October 31) is also monitoring the effects of the infection.
Currently, the first phase of distance distancing is maintained throughout the country, except in Cheonan and Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, and if the spread continues, an increase of 1.5 steps is expected.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of midnight, the number of new confirmed cases of corona19 increased by 143, accumulating 27,427.
The number of new confirmed cases increased by 54 from the previous day (89).
Looking at the number of new confirmed cases in the last two weeks from the 26th of last month to this day, per day, 119 → 88 → 103 → 125 → 113 → 127 → 124 → 97 → 75 → 118 → 125 → 145 people → 89 people → 143 people.
Of the 143 new cases confirmed that day, 118 outbreaks in the region and 25 entries from abroad.
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 79 were in the metropolitan area, including 54 in Seoul, 23 in Gyeonggi and 2 in Incheon. Outside of the metropolitan area, there were 9 in Gangwon, 8 in Chungnam, 7 in Daegu, 5 in Gyeongnam, 3 in Jeonnam, 2 each in Gwangju, Chungbuk, and Gyeongbuk, and 1 in Daejeon.
In the case of major infections, confirmed cases were followed in various places such as workplaces and nursing homes.
In the case of an insurance company in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, at 12:00 noon the day before, nine more people tested positive and the cumulative number of confirmed cases was 26.
In addition, the scale of group infections also increased at Buguk Securities in Yeongdeungpo-gu (19 people accumulated), Ace Hope Care Center in Dongdaemun-gu (28 people), alumni golf club in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do ( 64 people), medical institutions in Gunpo-si and nursing facilities in Anyang-si (90 people).
The number of confirmed cases continues to rise in Cheonan and Asan, where step 1.5 is being applied. In Cheonan, the umpteenth spread continued only the previous day, with six more people becoming infected, and three people, including Asan Samsung Display employees and children, were confirmed in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do.
The number of confirmed entries abroad was 25, an increase of 8 compared to the previous day (17).
The estimated countries for these entries are the United States and Turkey, 5 each, Mexico 3, Poland, Ethiopia, India, 2 each, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Ukraine and 1 each.
Among the confirmed cases, 17 were Korean and 8 foreign.
The number of deaths increased by one from the previous day to 478 people. The average death rate in Korea is 1.74%.
The number of patients with “ severe severity ” whose condition was severe or worse after being confirmed with Corona 19 was 58, an increase of 5 from the previous day.
The number of inspections carried out the previous day was 5,631, 5,304 less than the previous day (10,935).
Quarantine authorities release daily patient statistics for Corona 19 in Korea at 0 o’clock in the morning of the day.
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