The proportion of patients who do not know the route of infection among confirmed coronavirus-19 (Corona 19) infections in Korea again hit the highest level.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Daebon), out of 1,883 new confirmed cases reported to the quarantine authorities for the last two weeks from September 6 to today (19), 530 cases are investigating the route of infection, 28.1% Reached.
This is the highest number since the quarantine authorities released related statistics since April.
The proportion of patients whose infection route has not been identified has started to increase gradually since the middle of last month and has recently remained in the 20% range.
Recently, sporadic infections have continued in many places, and as more than 100 confirmed cases appear every day, it is difficult to determine the path of infection.
Deputy General Manager Kwon Joon-wook, Dae-bon Bang, expressed concern, saying, "We have succeeded in suppressing the explosive growth, but the rate of infection routes being investigated for the last two weeks is increasing."
The quarantine authorities believe that the Chuseok holiday is one of the risk factors for Corona 19 at this time.
This is because the risk of the spread of self-infection may increase in the process of moving and contacting many people during the holidays in a situation where the spread of the metropolitan area has not completely stopped.
Deputy General Manager Kwon said, "I am concerned that Corona 19 will become a national epidemic due to the national holiday movement." I did.