580 new confirmed, 500 people kept for the fifth day … The positive rate again exceeded 1%



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547 local inhabitants, 33 abroad … 71,820 people accumulated, death increased by 19, 1,236 people
Gyeonggi 168-Seoul 156-Busan 61-Incheon 33-Daegu / Gangwon 23 each
Yesterday, 54,196 tests, positive rate 1.07% … The government announces distance adjustment plan at 11 am

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seo-young Kim = The number of new confirmed cases on the 16th was in the range of the late 500s, while the ‘third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) it has entered a modest decline.

It increased slightly from the previous day, but maintained 500 people on the fifth day.

The number of new confirmed cases, which had increased and decreased by around 1,000 as of last month, began to gradually decline in the new year and fell to the mid-400s on the 11th (451), but has recently increased slightly and became keeps at 500.

Despite the widespread decline in patients, sporadic infections continue, centered on nursing homes and medical institutions, across the country, and the rate of infection through meetings or personal contacts is high, so it is still too early to alleviate them.

Thus, the government took a step towards extending the current ‘social distancing’ (stage 2.5 in the metropolitan area, stage 2 in the non-metropolitan area) and the prohibition of meetings of five or more people, which are scheduled to end the day 17.

The government is expected to announce a detailed adjustment plan for the 11am distance.

    On the afternoon of the 6th, citizens queue to undergo tests at the Corona 19 Temporary Detection Clinic set up in front of Seoul Station.
On the afternoon of the 6th, citizens queue to undergo tests at the Corona 19 Temporary Detection Clinic set up in front of Seoul Station.
Ⓒ Kwon Woo-seong

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◇ 341 people in the metropolitan area and 206 people in the non-metropolitan area of ​​547 people in the area

The Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) announced that as of 0 o’clock on the day, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 580, accumulating 71,820.

It increased by 68 compared to the previous day (512).

The third pandemic, which began in earnest since mid-November last year, shows a downward trend after reaching its peak on 25 last month (1,240 people).

Starting this month, the number of new confirmed patients per day 1.27 → 820 → 657 → 1.20 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 657 → 451 → 537 → 561 → 524 people → 512 people ( changed from 513 initially to 512 people) → 580 people, all except two days, remained below 1000 people.

Looking at the infection route of the new confirmed patients on this day, 547 local outbreaks and 33 foreign entries.

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 341 people were in the metropolitan area, including 148 in Seoul, 163 in Gyeonggi and 30 in Incheon.

Non-metropolitan areas include Busan 59, Daegu 23, Gangwon 22, Gyeongbuk 19, Jeonbuk 17, Gyeongnam 15, Jeonnam 13, Ulsan and Chungnam 8, Gwangju and Chungbuk 6, Daejeon 5 and Jeju Hay 4 and 1 Sejong. There were a total of 206 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area.

In the case of major infections, the number of confirmed cases from the BTJ World Center in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do increased to 729.

Also, regarding the Dongdaemun-gu story, Seoul, a total of 12 people, including workers and families, have been confirmed since 4, and a total of 15 people have been infected at a meeting of acquaintances in Yeonsu-gu. , Incheon, and an epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

Additionally, 14 people tested positive at the church in Osan, Gyeonggi province, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 8 at a daycare center located in Dalseo-gu, Daegu.

◇ A total of 360 patients with severe gastric disorders … The positive rate again exceeded 1%

33 entries abroad have been confirmed, 4 more than the previous day (29).

Of these, 8 were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port, and the remaining 25 were Seoul (8), Gyeonggi-Gyeongnam (5 each), Incheon (3), Busan (2), Gangwon-Gyeongbuk (1 each). one)) While self-isolating in a local residence or temporary living facility, you tested positive.

The estimated countries for these entries are UAE 6, USA 5, Indonesia and UK 4, Russia, Japan and Nigeria 2 each, the Philippines, Nepal, Uzbekistan, India, Singapore, Turkey, Tunisia and Rwanda each. . Among the confirmed cases, 13 were Korean and 20 foreign.

When local outbreaks and foreign inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, there are 357 people in the metropolitan area, including 156 in Seoul, 168 in Gyeonggi and 33 in Incheon. Nationwide, all 17 trials were confirmed.

The number of deaths increased by 19 from the previous day to a cumulative 1,236. The average death rate in Korea is 1.72%.

The number of patients with severe gastric disorders fell by 14 from the day before to a total of 360.

As of today, the number of confirmed cases removed from quarantine increased by 1.18 to 57,000, and the number of patients who received quarantine treatment decreased by 457 to a total of 13.30.

To date, the number of corona19 diagnostic tests performed in Korea is a total of 5,032,270, of which 4,84,811 were negative and the remaining 155,000,639 are awaiting the results.

The number of tests carried out in the screening clinic the day before was 54,196, that is, 1,481 more than the 52,715 the day before.

The positive rate, calculated compared to the number of tests the day before, was 1.07% (580 of 54,196), a slight increase from 0.97% (513 of 52,715) the day before. The positive rate accumulated at 0 o’clock on this day is 1.43% (71,820 of 50,302,270).

Meanwhile, Bang Dae-bon announced that the cumulative number of confirmed patients the day before was 71,241, but corrected it to 71,240 in the final, excluding one in Jeollanam-do.

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