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As the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea continued, on the 22nd confirmed patients appeared from all over the country one after another.
The number of new confirmed cases fell below 1,000 for the past two days in a row due to the impact of the decline in the number of tests on weekends and holidays, but has risen again.
According to quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of new confirmed cases nationwide from 0 o’clock to 9 p.m. that day amounted to 984.
Compared to 718 at 6 p.m., the number of people increased by 266 in three hours, reaching 1,000.
Of the 984 people, 685 (69.6%) in the metropolitan area and 299 (30.4%) in the non-capital area.
By city and province, Seoul 345, Gyeonggi 290, Chungbuk 57, Incheon 50, Gwangju 35, Daejeon 34, Gyeongnam 28, Gyeongbuk 24, Busan 20, Jeonbuk 19, Ulsan and Jeju 18 each, Daegu There were 16, 12 in Gangwon, 11 in Chungnam and 7 in Jeonnam. Of the 17 trials, there were no more confirmed cases in Sejong.
With time left until midnight, when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases that are announced at 0:00 on the 23rd is expected to increase further.
In view of the spreading trend, there is a possibility that it will exceed at least 1,000 people, or more than 1.97 people on the 20th, which was the highest since the 19th corona epidemic in Korea.
As Corona 19’s ‘third pandemic’ is in full swing, the size of confirmed cases is increasing, decreasing by around 1,000 every day.
In the last week (12.16 ~ 22), the number of new confirmed cases per day is 1.78 → 1.14 → 1.64 → 1.51 → 1.97 → 926 → 869, with a mean of 1,000 per day. It happened in about 14 people.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is one of the key indicators for adjusting the stage of ‘social distancing’, averages 986 per day, approaching 1,000.
About 50 COVID-19 group infection cases are reported per week and recently, they mainly occur in religious facilities, medical institutions, nursing homes and workplaces.
Top infection clusters with more than 30 confirmed cumulative cases include evening gatherings at Jeju church’s church-sauna-cafe live (112 people), nursing hospitals in Guro-gu, nursing homes in Seoul ( 107 people), Goesan, Eumseong, Jincheon-gun hospitals in Chungbuk (86 people) These include the True Love nursing homes in Cheongju, Chungbuk (80 people), the primary school in Donghae City, Gangwon (45 people) and Gwangjin Central Church in Dong-gu, Daegu (31 people).
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