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Yesterday (1st), the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases was counted to 267, recording 200 people for four consecutive days.
The number of gastric and severe patients increased to 124 with a double-digit increase on the second day.
This is Choi Ho-won.
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Out of the 267 new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea, 253 are domestic outbreaks.
By region, 98 in Seoul, 79 in Gyeonggi and 10 in Incheon, 187 were added in the metropolitan area alone.
The number of deaths yesterday increased by two to 326.
The number of confirmed cases related to Sarang First Church was added to 34, and it was counted as 1,117.
The number of confirmed patients at the Gwanghwamun assembly also increased to 441.
Two security guards and four residents were confirmed at Suseo Complex 1 Apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and 980 residents and contacts are undergoing diagnostic tests.
Group infections of 13 people were also confirmed in three indoor sports facilities in Seoul, such as a table tennis club and a fitness center.
In addition, the number of cumulative confirmed cases from the church continues to increase, including 38 at Gwonneung Church in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 38 at the Lord's Church in Incheon, and 14 at Daejeon Full Gospel Daejeon Church.
[Eun-kyung Jung/Director of Disease Control: There are still many cases of group outbreaks through churches.
Because there is a very high risk of spreading during the process of worshiping with many members of the church...
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severe or severe patients was 124, an increase of 20 from yesterday.
Of these, 87 percent of them are in their 60s or older, but seven patients are also in their 40s, according to the quarantine authorities.
"The number of new confirmed cases is on the decline," said Eun-kyung Chung, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.