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Let's take a look at the news of Corona 19 this time. The number of critically ill patients also increased the most in history, and the death toll again exceeded 100. As the number of confirmed cases is gradually decreasing, it is expected that the effect of strengthening the quarantine will begin in earnest from next week.



Reporter Im Tae-woo reports.



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A week after the first confirmed case came out on the 18th, 73 people including students and their families were group infected here.



The number of confirmed cases related to daycare centers in Dongjak-gu, where the group infection occurred, increased to 56, and the number of confirmed cases related to middle schools in Seongbuk-gu increased to 27.



The number of new confirmed cases was 5,842, a decrease of 391 from the previous day, and the number fell to the 5,000 level in four days.



However, as the number of confirmed cases this week has worsened, the number of patients with severe symptoms has changed to 1,105, the highest for four days in a row.



More than 80% of those aged 60 and over.



The number of deaths in one day was 105, and more than 100 were reported in two days.



Although the nationwide intensive care unit utilization rate has decreased slightly to 77.2%, the metropolitan area, Chungbuk, and Ulsan still exceed 80%, and the beds are virtually saturated.



Quarantine authorities are expecting that the number of severe cases and deaths will decrease if measures to strengthen quarantine are implemented in earnest from next week.



[Lee Ki-il / Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 1st Controller: The scale of the epidemic has started to decrease gradually.

However, in order for the epidemic to decrease and to be able to return to daily life, we ask that you receive the 3rd and primary vaccinations.]



Whether the current social distancing measures will be extended beyond January 2nd next year will be confirmed next week. I decided to watch it and decide.



(Video editing: Wonhee Won, CG: Sangsu Ryu)