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Amid the ongoing ‘third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19), confirmed cases continued across the country on the 23rd.
According to quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 911 new confirmed cases were counted across the country from 0 o’clock to 9 p.m. that day.
At 6pm, the number of people increased by 216 in 3 hours compared to 695, topping the 900 line.
Of the 911, 637 (69.9%) in the metropolitan area and 274 (30.1%) in the non-metropolitan area.
By province, Seoul 323, Gyeonggi 241, Incheon 73, Busan 50, Gyeongbuk 48, Chungbuk 46, Chungnam 25, Gangwon 20, Daegu 17, Gyeongnam 16, Gwangju 15, Jeonbuk 12, Ulsan 9, Daejeon 8, Jeju 5, Jeonnam 2 , Sejong 1 There were confirmed cases in 17 provinces nationwide.
As there is time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced at 0:00 on the 24th is expected to increase even further. It is expected to reach about 1,000 people.
The day before it was 718 at 6pm, but at midnight, 374 more increased and the term increased to 1.92.
The number of new confirmed cases decreased for a time at the beginning of the week and then rose again to the 1,000 level on the same day.
In the last week (12.17 ~ 23), the number of new confirmed cases per day is 1.14 → 1.64 → 1.51 → 1.97 → 926 → 869 → 1.92, with an average of 1,000 per day . It happened in about 16 people.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is one of the key indicators for adjusting the ‘social distancing’ stage, is 986.3 on average per day, approaching 1,000.
With around 50 group infection cases occurring each week, the number of group outbreak cases in religious facilities, medical institutions and nursing facilities has increased dramatically in the last week.
Examples of major group infections include the Nowon-gu Hospital in Seoul (24 people), the Jesus Vision Holiness Church in Geumcheon-gu (21 people), the Hospital in Paju City, Gyeonggi-do (21 people), True Love Nursing Home in Cheongju, Chungbuk (80 people), Goesan, Eumseong, Jincheon-gun Hospital in Chungbuk (142). People), religious facilities in Dong-gu, Daegu (37 people), religious facilities in Jeju-meeting-sauna (119 people).
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