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Yesterday (25th) Corona19 followed by more than 100 new confirmers, followed by new confirmers today, approaching 60. Overseas inflows are continuing, with 38 more confirmed workers returning from Iraq.

Reporter Han Ji-yeon.

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Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters announced that the number of new corona19 confirmed patients increased to 58,14,000.

There were 12 outbreaks in the region, and 46 outflows, nearly 4 times that of foreign inflows.

Iraq was the largest with 38, followed by 4 in the United States, 2 in Russia, and 1 in Hong Kong, India.

Of the 293 construction workers returning from Iraq on the 24th, the number of confirmed workers increased from 36 to yesterday to 74.

Two additional Russian sailors were confirmed.

Of the overseas inflows, 42 were screened during the quarantine process at the airport or port, and 4 were screened during residence or self-isolation.

Local outbreaks remained in the 20s to 30s for five days and fell to 10s today.

Sporadic infections in the Seoul metropolitan area are continuing, mainly in the government buildings, offices, churches, and nursing homes.

Of the 962 people on quarantine, 15 were serious and 298 were dead.

The quarantine authorities urged the adherence to strict prevention measures, saying that although the number of newly confirmed patients decreased from 100 people the day before, overseas inflows are increasing significantly and the number of regional outbreaks will increase again.