With Corona 19 spreading nationwide beyond the metropolitan area, the number of new confirmed cases per day today (31st) reached mid-200.

In terms of statistics, the number of confirmed cases has soared to 441 on the 27th and has been decreasing gradually to 300 and 200 since then, but it seems to be too early to judge that the spread of infection has halted due to new infection transmission loops occurring everywhere.

In particular, the outbreak that started in the metropolitan area spreads across the country with its tail biting, and the proportion of patients who are unclear when and where they were infected exceeded 20%, and quarantine authorities are concerned about further spread.

The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of today's 0 o'clock, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 248 to a cumulative 19,000.

The number of new confirmed cases per day was around 200 on the second day following yesterday (299).

Compared to yesterday, the number of inspections decreased by 51, but it seems that the number of inspections on weekends and holidays usually decreases compared to weekdays.

As of today's 0 o'clock, the total number of inspections was 13,519, which was 1,322 fewer than yesterday (14,841).

Compared to the 29th (21,612 cases) and the 28th (18,138 cases), 8,93 cases and 4,619 cases decreased respectively.

New confirmed cases are displayed in three digits each day from the 14th of this month, when group infection in the metropolitan area began in earnest.

From the 14th, the number of new confirmed cases per day is 103 → 166 → 279 → 197 → 246 → 297 → 288 → 324 → 332 → 397 → 266 → 280 → 320 → 441 → 371 → 323 → 299 → 248, a total of 5,177 new cases occurred during this period.

More than 5,000 confirmed cases occurred in 18 days, accounting for more than a quarter (26.0%) of cumulative domestic cases.

Looking at the infection route of 248 new confirmed cases today, 238 cases occurred in the region, excluding 10 from overseas.

By region, 91 in Seoul, 79 in Gyeonggi, 13 in Incheon and 183 in the metropolitan area.

In addition to the metropolitan area, 9 people came from Gwangju and Chungnam each, 6 people from Daejeon, 5 each from Ulsan, Jeonnam, and Jeju, 4 each from Busan and Daegu, 3 from Gangwon, 2 from Gyeongbuk, and 1 from Sejong, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongnam.

In the case of major infections, the number of confirmed cases has increased to 1,35 with regard to Sarangjeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul.

In the case of a rally held in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on the 15th, the number of confirmed cases increased by 62 overnight, and the number of confirmed cases increased to 369.

In addition, there were confirmed cases, mainly religious facilities such as Yeongdeungpo-gu Big Gwon Neung Church (17 people), Dongjak-gu Seoul Seminary (22 people), and Seohaero Church in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province (10 people). It keeps increasing.

There were 10 confirmed overseas inflows today, of which 3 were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port.

The remaining 7 were confirmed while self-isolation in residential or temporary living facilities in Seoul (3), Incheon, Daejeon, Chungbuk, and Jeju (1 each).

When local outbreaks and overseas inflows (excluding quarantine) were combined, 187 new confirmed cases, including 94 in Seoul, 79 in Gyeonggi, and 14 in Incheon, were concentrated in the metropolitan area.

There were 58 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area, and confirmed cases came from all over 17 provinces nationwide.

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