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As the aftermath of the ‘third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) continued, confirmed cases were followed across the country on the 19th.
According to quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 403 new confirmed cases tested positive for Corona 19 across the country from 0:00 to 9:00 a day.
They are 92 less than 495 at the same time the day before.
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 301 (74.7%) in the metropolitan area and 102 (25.3%) in the non-metropolitan area.
By city and province, Gyeonggi 149, Seoul 115, Incheon 37, Gyeongbuk 19, Chungbuk 16, Busan 14, Daegu 9, Chungnam 8, Jeonbuk 7, Gyeongnam and Jeonnam 6, Gwangju and Gangwon 5 each, Ulsan 4, Daejeon 2 and Jeju 1.
Of the 17 cities in the country, no cases have been confirmed in Sejong City.
With time left until midnight, when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases that are announced at 0:00 on the 20th is expected to rise further, reaching the mid-range of 400.
The day before, at midnight, the number increased by 66 and ended at 561.
The number of new confirmed cases dropped to 300 during the Lunar New Year holidays (2.11-14), then spread again and recently reached 500-600.
In the last week (2.13-19), the number of new confirmed patients per day registered 362 → 326 → 343 → 457 → 621 → 621 → 561, an average of 470 per day.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the ‘social distancing’ stage, is an average of 445 per day. Starting in the last 17 days (approximately 406 people), the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks on average re-entered the range of 2.5 steps (400-500 or more nationwide, or rapid increase in patients as doubling ), indicating 423 and 445, gradually increasing.
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In the case of major new group infections, many cases of serial infections have been confirmed through relatives and acquaintances in the metropolitan area and throughout the country.
At a dance hall in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, where the first confirmed person was confirmed on the 13th, an additional 16 people, including the visitor’s family, were confirmed that day.
In Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, a total of eight people, including a Marine Corps on vacation and their family and acquaintances, became infected one after another.
The scale of the infection, centered on medical institutions and religious facilities, continues to grow.
In the nursing home in Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, an additional 8 people tested positive in the contact follow-up process, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 13, and 7 people were added in the church in Ilsan. Seo-gu, Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do that day, which resulted in 21 cases.
In addition, ▲ the cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungnam (accumulated 160 people) ▲ The number of confirmed cases is increasing day by day in places where group infections occurred before, such as a plastic factory (132 people) in the Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
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