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Easing quarantine is near, but yesterday (30th), the number of new corona19 confirmed more than 2,000. It has been in the 2,000 range for four days, and it will likely increase once the daily recovery begins. Vaccinations and wearing masks have become more important.



Correspondent Han Ji-yeon.



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This is a flower wholesale shop in Seocho-gu, Seoul where a group infection occurred.



Since an employee of a service company working in a shopping mall was first confirmed on the 24th, a total of 48 people, including workers and customers, have been infected so far.



At daycare centers in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, a total of 16 people, including children, families, and teachers, have been confirmed positive since the 28th, and 16 confirmed cases were also found at the Gyeonggi liquor dyeing processing company.



As the number of new confirmed cases continued to be in the 2,000 range for the fourth day, the average daily number of confirmed cases in the past week increased by 34% compared to the previous week.



Yesterday, 19 confirmed cases died, raising the cumulative death toll to 2,849.



The fatality rate, which represents the number of deaths compared to the number of confirmed cases, more than doubled from 0.33% in September to 0.69% in October.



In addition, concerns are growing due to additional spread due to Halloween and increased risk factors for infection following the implementation of daily recovery.



[Jeon Hae-cheol/Minister of Public Administration and Security: As thorough quarantine management is essential for the stable and continuous implementation of a step-by-step recovery of daily life, we ask that you observe continuous quarantine rules such as wearing indoor and outdoor masks and periodic ventilation.]



As of yesterday, the vaccination completion rate was 75.3% of the registered resident population.



Starting tomorrow, Pfizer vaccinations will begin for children between the ages of 12 and 15 who were born between 2006 and 2009.



The advance reservation rate is still only 27%.



Earlier, the vaccination rate for 16 and 17-year-olds, which started on the 18th, was 43%.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, Yang Doo-won, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa) 



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