[사회][속보] “Sample of 3 people who entered the country confirmed mutant virus” … 808 new patients



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The number of new confirmed corona 19 cases fell from 900 to 800 yesterday.

There are 808 new patients a day, of which 787 are domestic.

We will try to find out more by connecting journalists. Reporter Seung-Hoon Lee!

First, tell me the latest news on the mutant virus from the UK.

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A mutant virus was found in a sample from a UK patient suspected of having a corona 19 mutant virus.

As a result of whole genome analysis of confirmed corona19 specimens, quarantine authorities said that a British mutant virus was confirmed in three specimens that entered Korea on the 22nd.

Prior to this, a man in his 80s who returned home from the UK on the 13th suffered cardiac arrest during self-isolation and was transferred to the emergency room at Ilsan Hospital in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, but died. in 40 minutes.

The corona 19 test result was positive and confirmed posthumously.

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Has the number of new patients decreased slightly from the previous day?

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At 0 o’clock today, there are 808 new cases in total.

It was less than 970 yesterday.

The number was notably lower than when it topped 1,000 people the day before.

In terms of infection route, national outbreaks are 808 and foreign entries are 21.

There are still many infected people in the metropolitan area.

Seoul 297, Gyeonggi 188, Incheon 45, with only 530 new patients in the metropolitan area.

In the non-metropolitan area, new patients arrived from 17 provinces across the country, including 35 in Chungnam, 25 in Gyeongnam, 34 in Busan, 45 in Gyeongbuk and 30 in Chungbuk.

Of the 21 confirmed entries abroad, 8 were confirmed during the quarantine stage.

The additional death toll is 11 and the cumulative death toll is 819.

The number of patients with severe gastric disorders increased from 2 to 295.

As mentioned, the number of new patients decreased somewhat, but the “third pandemic” situation remains.

In particular, looking at the trend for outbreaks during the holiday season, the highest number of new patients, including 1,241 and 1,132, were confirmed since the Corona 19 outbreak.

Furthermore, around 3 in 10 patients with “unknown route of infection” who have not confirmed when and where they became infected are increasing the tension.

Consequently, the government has extended steps 2.5 and 2 of the ‘Social Distance’ between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, which were due to end today, 6 days until January 3 next year, and is monitoring the spread.

YTN Lee Seung-hoon from the Ministry of Social Affairs[[email protected]]is.

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