<Anchor> The number of

new corona19 confirmed cases reached 166, the highest in five months. Most of them are domestic infections centered on the metropolitan areas such as Seoul and Gyeonggi, and there are voices of concern about the recurrence of the metropolitan area.

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<Reporter> As of

today (15th) 0 o'clock, there are 166 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 in Korea.

The largest number of infections in Daegu and Gyeongbuk and Guro call centers in five months since March 11, when there were many infections.

Of the 166 new confirmed cases, 11 foreign inflows occurred, and the remaining 155 were all domestically.

By region, 72 people were infected in Seoul and 67 people were infected in Gyeonggi.

Among 96 women and 70 men, by age, 50s were the most common with 33, followed by 20s with 32 infections.

The increase in confirmed cases in the metropolitan area is due to the increase in group infections in churches and villages.

As of 12 o'clock yesterday, 60 and 14 people were newly confirmed at Woori Jeil Church in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi Province and Sarangje-il Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, respectively, and 31 residents in Seojong-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, were confirmed.

It is known that this is the first time that dozens of people have been confirmed confirmed together at the community level, not at a facility such as a hospital or church.

As of this month, 103 new corona19 confirmed cases, which had remained in the 20-40 units a day, came out yesterday, followed by three digits for two consecutive days, raising concerns about a recurrence.

The possibility of the government's social distancing step 2 upgrade based on 50 to 100 confirmed cases per day is also discussed.

In the second stage of social distancing, gatherings of 50 people indoors and 100 or more outdoors are prohibited, and the operation of public multi-facilities is stopped.