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Itaewon Club The number of confirmed cases related to group infection has increased to 153. In the past three days, there are more likely to be secondary or tertiary infections than those who went to the club.

Kwak Sang is a reporter.

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12 o'clock today (15th), the number of domestic confirmed persons related to Itaewon Club group infection has increased to 153.

Of these, 90 people visited the Itaewon Club, but the remaining 63 were suspected of being infected with Corona 19 after contacting the club visitors without ever attending the club.

Of those involved, 108 were under 20, over 70% of the total.

By region, 87 of Seoul, 26 of Gyeonggi, and 22 of Incheon are occupied by metropolitan areas.

Secondary and tertiary infection cases related to Itaewon clubs are confirmed nationwide, and the number of secondary and tertiary infections that have not been to the club in the past three days has been greater than the number of confirmed cases.

In the wake of the Itaewon Club's group infection, yesterday, 27 new diagnoses occurred across the country, and the number of corona19 cumulative diagnoses in Korea was 1,18.

As the number of self-isolators increased again, as of yesterday, the number of self-isolators nationwide reached 3,900.

The government said this weekend, indoor sports activities and religious events could increase the risk of spreading the virus.