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Corona 19 testing continues even on vacation. [사진 출처 = 연합뉴스]As the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) slowed, the number of new confirmed cases dropped to 60 on the 22nd. The number of new confirmed patients per day has skyrocketed to the median level of 400 since mid-August, when the corona19 epidemic was centered in the metropolitan area, but has gradually decreased since then, dropping below 100 for the first time on the 20th (82) and maintaining double digits for three consecutive days.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) announced that as of 0 o’clock on the day, the number of new confirmed corona 19 cases increased by 61, accumulating 23,106. After the last 20 days (82 patients) and the day before (70 patients), the number of double digits was displayed on the third day, and the size of confirmed cases is also continuously decreasing.
Previously, the new confirmed cases registered triple digits for 37 consecutive days from the 14 of last month to the 19 of this month, when the collective infection began in serious in the metropolitan area. At one point, 400 people were shot (August 27, 441), then gradually decreased to 300 and 200 people, and from the 3rd to the 19th for 17 consecutive days (195 → 198 → 168 → 167 → 119 people) → 136 people → 156 people → 155 people → 176 people → 136 people → 121 people → 109 people → 106 people → 113 people → 153 people → 126 people → 110 people).
When looking at the infection route of 61 new confirmed patients on this day, there were 51 local outbreaks and 10 foreign entries.
Looking at 51 confirmed cases in region by region, a total of 36 were in the metropolitan area, including 20 in Seoul, 14 in Gyeonggi and 2 in Incheon. The number of patients with local outbreaks in the metropolitan area registered 82 → 90 → 55 → 40 on days 18 and 21, and remained in double digits for 5 consecutive days until today (36).
Outside of the metropolitan area, there are 5 people in Busan, 4 people in Gyeongbuk, 2 people in Gangwon and Chungbuk, and 1 in Ulsan and Gyeongnam.
In the case of major infections, a total of 13 people were confirmed at noon the day before related to KT1Q, a mail order store in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and 4 people tested positive for the infection at Semyung Hospital Christian in Pohang.
Additionally, confirmed cases continue to appear in existing cases of group infection, such as Sammos Forex in Gwanak-gu, Seoul (cumulative 10), Dong-A University in Busan (12), and Busan Buk-gu restaurant-Gaga Housing in Gimhae ( 12).
The death toll increased from 3 to 388. The average death rate in Korea is 1.68%.
After being confirmed as Corona 19, the number of patients whose condition was severe or worsened beyond the severe stage was 144, an increase of 3 from the previous day.
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