297 confirmed nationwide at 9:00 pm … ‘Looks like there will be 300 people in 2 days’

Check-in 2021.02.01 22:47

As the sequelae of the Corona 19 domestic herd infection continued in various locations, confirmed patients continued on day 1.

According to quarantine authorities and local governments, such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 297 new confirmed cases across the country tested positive for Corona 19 from 0 o’clock to 9 p.m. that day. 41 more than the 256 in total at the same time the day before.

In the area where confirmed cases were found, 204 (68.7%) in the metropolitan area and 93 (31.3%) in the non-metropolitan area. By city and province: ▲ Seoul 120 ▲ Gyeonggi 76 ▲ Gwangju 21 ▲ Chungbuk 18 ▲ Daegu and Gyeongbuk every 10 ▲ Gyeongnam 9 ▲ Busan and Incheon 8 ▲ Gangwon 7 ▲ Chungnam 5 ▲ Jeonbuk and Jeonnam 2 each person ▲ Jeju 1 person, etc. . .

Out of 17 cities and provinces across the country, there have been no confirmed cases in Ulsan, Daejeon and Sejong.

As there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases that are announced as of 0:00 on the 2nd is expected to increase to 300. The previous day, at midnight, 49 people increased and the final number was 305.

It is known that the decline in new confirmed cases in recent days was largely influenced by the decrease in the number of tests on weekends and holidays. The effect of weekends and holidays generally extends through the beginning of the week.

The number of new confirmed cases in Korea showed a gradual decline in the new year, but rose again last week due to the IM Mission cluster infection. In the last week (1.26 to 2.1), the number of new confirmed cases per day was 349 → 559 → 497 → 469 → 458 → 355 → 305, with a mean of 427 cases per day.

Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional occurrence, which is a key indicator of the distancing stage, is approximately 401 on average per day, and is within the distance range of 2.5 stages (more than 400 to 500 people across the country). , or rapid increase in patients as doubling).

In the case of major outbreaks, the cumulative number of confirmed cases at 6 IM mission-related facilities across the country, including the Gwangju Ace TCS International School, rose to 384 as of 12:00 a.m. today. In addition, regarding Hanyang University Hospital in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 16 people were added during the contact investigation process, resulting in 47 cumulative confirmed cases. A nurse was also confirmed at the Seoul National University Hospital.

In addition, the number of confirmed cases related to the Church of Antioch in Seo-gu, Gwangju continued to rise to 107, and a total of 54 people tested positive for two chicken processing companies in Chungju-si, Chungbuk and Gimje-si, Jeonbuk . .