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Yesterday (1st), 267 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 were counted, reaching 200 for four consecutive days.
The number of critical or severe patients increased to 124 with a double-digit increase on the second day.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo on the report.
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Out of the 267 new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea, 253 were domestic outbreaks.
By region, 98 people in Seoul, 79 in Gyeonggi and 10 in Incheon, 187 people were added in the metropolitan area alone.
Also, double-digit confirmed cases came out in Daejeon, Daegu, and Gwangju.
The number of overseas cases was counted as 14.
The number of Corona 19 deaths yesterday increased by 2 a day to 326.
The number of severe or severe patients increased by 25 yesterday, followed by an increase of 20 yesterday to 124.
The demand for critically ill beds is expected to continue, with more than 40% of patients in their 60s or older among the patients in the metropolitan area churches and assemblies, but there are not enough beds to accommodate them.
In fact, there are currently 43 ready-to-use treatment beds for severely ill patients nationwide, and only 5 in the metropolitan area.
The health authorities plan to secure up to 110 additional beds only for severely ill patients with COVID-19 by this month.
[Kim Kang-rip / Vice Minister of Health and Welfare: We are focusing our efforts on securing additional beds through support and cooperation with public and private institutions.]
Despite concerns about the spread of infection, the government accused two churches last weekend for violating quarantine regulations, and banned collective measures at 32.
It also revealed that it is investigating 1,794 people suspected of violating the Infectious Disease Prevention Act, prosecuting 957 people, and investigating 746 people.