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Although the spread of Corona 19, centered in the metropolitan area, has slowed, small group infections still continue throughout the country.
Quarantine authorities are likely to decide whether or not to ease social distancing this weekend after taking a closer look at the trend.
Connect the reporters who cover. Reporter Seung-Hoon Lee!
First, can you summarize the status of the major national outbreaks identified so far?
[기자]This is the current status of the main domestic outbreaks at 12:00 noon.
First, on August 15, 6 more people were confirmed in downtown Seoul, and the cumulative number of patients increased to 557.
Regarding Ulsan Hyundai Heavy Industries, 5 additional contacts were confirmed and the cumulative number of patients was 12.
After the first patient came out on the 8th, there were 11 additional patients related to TR Innovation, a door-to-door sales company in Bucheon, Gyeonggi province.
After the first outbreak of patients in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 7 additional contacts were confirmed and the cumulative number of patients is 8.
An additional 14 people related to the online mountain coffee gathering in the metropolitan area were confirmed, resulting in a total of 29 patients.
Additionally, 6 additional contacts were confirmed at the Seoul Pogyo Center in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, resulting in a cumulative number of 20 patients.
[앵커]Also summarize the trend of new patient emergence.
[기자]At 0 o’clock, there are 155 new cases per day.
Although it was one less than the 156 the day before, the number of new patients on the eighth day has already reached 100.
Consequently, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 21,743.
By type, the national outbreaks are 141 and the entries abroad are 14.
Looking at the national outbreaks by region, 98 in the metropolitan area, including 46 in Seoul and 47 in Gyeonggi province,
New patients emerged, including 12 in Chungnam, 11 in Daejeon, 5 in Gwangju and 4 in Ulsan.
The number of new deaths increased by two more, bringing the cumulative death toll to 346.
In addition, 169 seriously ill patients are being treated by quarantine authorities.
YTN Lee Seung-hoon from the Ministry of Social Affairs[[email protected]]it is.
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