<Anchor>

Yesterday (21st) During the day, 17 new corona19 confirmed. For the first time since this month, the number of confirmed cases has decreased to 10, but concerns are growing as there have been cases of regional outbreaks outside the metropolitan area, such as the spread of infection from Daejeon door-to-door sales companies to Chungnam and Jeonbuk.

Reporter Kim Hyeong-rae.

<Reporter>

Yesterday, there were 17 new corona19 confirmed patients in Korea, and the cumulative confirmed number was 12,438.

According to the inflow route, it was tentatively counted as 6 overseas inflows and 11 local occurrences.

In the case of regional outbreaks, there were 4 in Seoul, 3 in Gyeonggi, and 2 in Chungnam, and 1 confirmed person in Daegu and Jeonbuk respectively.

Corona19-related deaths did not increase, so cumulative deaths remained at 280.

It is the first time this month that the number of new confirmed patients has been reduced to 10, but health officials say it may be due to a decrease in the number of tests over the weekend.

In particular, concerns are growing as collective infections through Daejeon door-to-door sales companies spread throughout the country.

In Daejeon, the number of confirmed cases increased to 32, and cases of related infections also appeared in Chungnam and Sejong, and Jeonbuk and Gwangju.

The city of Daejeon has decided to close public use facilities such as libraries, sports facilities, and performance halls, and conduct free diagnostic tests on citizens who overlap the line with the prosecutor.

The health authorities also said they were discussing with the local governments such as Daejeon, Chungnam, and Sejong to operate a joint living treatment center.