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On the 21st, the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections in Korea is expected to reach a record 300.
According to quarantine authorities and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 271 new confirmed cases across the country tested positive for Corona 19 from 0 o’clock to 6 p.m.
They are 70 less than the total of 341 at the same time the day before.
By city and province, Seoul 100 people, Gyeonggi 90 people, Incheon 17 people, Gangwon 16 people, Busan 12 people, Gyeongbuk 11 people, Chungnam 7 people, Gwangju 4 people, Daegu and Chungbuk 3 people, Daejeon, Jeonbuk, Gyeongnam 2 people , Sejong and Ulsan are each. There have been no confirmed cases in Jeonnam and Jeju.
As there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases that are announced from 0:00 on the 22nd is expected to increase more than this, reaching the beginning of 300. If it is reduced to 300 people, it will be a week from the last 15 days (343).
As the number of tests itself decreases on weekends and holidays, the increase in confirmed cases late at night is not expected to be significant.
The number of new confirmed cases has decreased slightly from 600 to 400, but there are concerns that sporadic infections will occur in several locations starting with the Lunar New Year holidays (February 11-14) and the spread of the disease. will increase.
In the last week (2.15 ~ 21), the number of new confirmed cases per day registered 343 → 457 → 621 → 621 → 561 → 448 → 416, with an average of 495 cases per day.
In particular, since 17 (406), the number of local infected people has remained within the range of 2.5 steps of social distancing (400-500 or more nationally or rapid increase in patients as doubling).
This week, the government plans to review whether to adjust the distance when assessing the status of the domestic group infection and the spread of the mutant virus. Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Deok-cheol appeared on KBS 1TV ‘Sunday Diagnosis’ that day and said: “We will look at the trend of how many confirmed cases appear in the middle of this week and adjust the level of quarantine.”
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