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The number of confirmed patients in Corona 19 in Korea increased by 142 after 5 pm yesterday (21st), exceeding 300 patients. Among them, more than 90 patients were identified with Qingdao Daenam Hospital. One more person died yesterday afternoon, killing two more.

Reporter Park Chan-bum reports.

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The number of confirmed patients for Corona 19 was added overnight, increasing the number of confirmed patients in Korea to 346.

The number of patients confirmed by region was 103 in Gyeongbuk, 28 in Daegu, 2 in Busan, Gyeonggi, and Chungbuk, and 1 in Daejeon, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Sejong, and Jeju.

Of the additional confirmed patients, 92 were patients and staff at Qingdao Daenam Hospital, and 38 were associated with the Shincheonji Daegu Church.

Epidemiological investigations, including the path of infection, are underway for the remaining 12 people.

The Central Accident and Remediation Headquarters decided to keep the crisis level at the 'border' level, while Daegu and Gyeongbuk area would implement measures equivalent to the 'serious' level.

First of all, 92 patients with additional confirmation of Qingdao Daenam Hospital decided not to move to the local base hospital but to be isolated and treated at Daenam Hospital if the condition was not serious.

So far, Qingdao Daenam Hospital medical staff and 524 patients have been tested for corona 19 and 93 are being tested.

About 9,300 members of the Daegu Church in Sincheonji have decided to conduct self-isolation and conduct diagnostic tests regardless of whether or not they have confirmed contact with a confirmed patient.

The health authorities will form a mobile sampling team to visit the homes of the members of the church and collect them directly.

So far, there have been two deaths in Korea's Corona 19, all of whom were admitted to Qingdao Daenam Hospital.

Following the first deaths on the 19th, a woman in her 50s died shortly after transfer to Qingdao University Hospital at 6 pm yesterday.