808 new diagnoses, less than 1,000 on the second day … 11 deaths increased



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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ye-na = The ‘third pandemic’ of Korea’s new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) continues, and the number of new confirmed cases on the 28th was around 800.

It was below 1000 people for two consecutive days after the previous day.

However, on weekends and holidays, the number of inspections tends to decrease temporarily, and this time, the effects of the Christmas holiday are reflected from the 25th, so it is difficult to conclude that the expansion trend has decreased.

Consequently, the government decided to further tighten the reins of quarantine during the end of the year and the New Year holidays by extending the ‘social distance’ between the metropolitan area (step 2.5) and the non-capital area (step 2), which It was originally scheduled to end on the 28th, until January 3 of the next year.

◇ Of 787 local residents, 530 in the metropolitan area and 257 in the non-metropolitan area

The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of midnight, the number of new confirmed cases of corona 19 increased by 808, accumulating 57,000,680.

162 less than the day before (970).

The number of new confirmed cases in the 800 range has been six days since 22 (867) this month. On its own, the number of 808 is the lowest in two weeks since 14 (718).

The third pandemic began in earnest since the middle of last month, and recently, the number of new confirmed cases has increased and decreased in a year by around 1,000.

From the 22nd to the present day, the number of new confirmed cases of the past week has been registered daily 867 → 1.90 → 985 → 1.241 → 1.132 → 970 → 808. More than 100 new confirmed cases have been registered in on the 51st from the 8th of last month to today

Regarding the route of infection of the new patients confirmed on this day, 787 local outbreaks and 21 foreign entries.

The number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks estimated to be infected in the community was 159 fewer than the previous day (946).

In the last week (12.22-28), an average of 1.13 new confirmed cases were recorded per day, and the number of confirmed regional cases, a key indicator of the distance adjustment, was counted at an average of 984 per day, still reaching 1,000.

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 530 were in the metropolitan area, including 297 in Seoul, 188 in Gyeonggi and 45 in Incheon.

In the non-capital region, Gyeongbuk 45, Chungnam 35, Busan 34, Chungbuk 30, Gangwon 27, Gyeongnam 25, Daegu 24, Gwangju 12, Jeju 11, Jeonnam 7, Daejeon 3, Sejong 2, Ulsan, and Jeonbuk are each. In total, 257 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area.

Regarding the cases of major infection, a total of 28 people, including residents and workers, were confirmed in nursing facilities in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, and 12 people, including teachers and graduates, were infected in a nursery located in Namdong -gu, Incheon.

In addition, the size of infections in existing outbreak cases, such as those related to the East Seoul Detention Center (528 people accumulated), three hospitals in Goesan, Eumseong, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk (214 people) and a nursing hospital in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do (86 people) also increase day by day.

◇ 17 cities and provinces nationwide have confirmed cases … Currently 295 patients with severe gastric disorders

The number of confirmed entries abroad was 21, 3 less than the previous day (24).

Eight of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port. The remaining 13 tested positive during self-isolation in Gyeonggi (5), Seoul (4), Incheon, Ulsan, Chungbuk and Gyeongbuk (1 each) in the area of ​​residence or temporary housing facilities.

When local outbreaks and overseas entries (excluding quarantine) are combined, the number of people in the metropolitan area, including 301 in Seoul, 193 in Gyeonggi and 46 in Incheon, is 540. Nationally, there were new cases in all 17 trials.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths increased by 11 from the day before to 819. The average death rate in Korea is 1.42%.

The number of patients with severe gastric disorders whose condition was severe or worsened after being confirmed by Corona 19 was 295, 2 more than the day before.

The number of corona 19 diagnostic tests performed the previous day was 31,895, 5,102 less than the 36,000,997 the day before. Compared to the 50,000 recent weekly tests, it’s almost 20,000 less.

The positive rate, calculated in comparison with the number of tests of the previous day, decreased from 2.53% (808 of 31,895) and 2.62% (970 of 36,000,997) of the previous day. The accumulated positive rate at 0 o’clock on this day is 1.43% (57,680 out of 40,383,307).

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