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Yesterday (19th), 82 new cases of Corona 19 occurred in Korea, and the number fell below 100 in 38 days.
Excluding the metropolitan area and Busan, the two-stage distance period is due to this day, but the government is planning to announce whether it will be extended this afternoon.
Reporter Kim Hyung-rae.
<Reporter> The number of
new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea increased by 82 a day yesterday.
It has been 38 days since August 13th that the number of new confirmed cases has dropped below 100.
However, it seems that the decrease in the number of holiday tests also affected the decrease in confirmed cases.
Yesterday, the number of inspections was about 7,500, down about 5,000 from the previous day.
Among the new confirmed cases, 72 cases occurred in Korea and 10 cases were inflows from overseas.
By region, 55 people were confirmed in the metropolitan area, with 28 in Seoul, 24 in Gyeonggi, and 3 in Incheon.
In addition, the cumulative death toll increased to 383 as 5 people died during the treatment of Corona 19 yesterday.
In the case of the metropolitan area and Busan, the second-stage social distancing will be applied until next week, but the rest of the regions are scheduled to end today.
However, there are some opinions that the infection may spread again if the distance is lowered in the context of the Chuseok holiday.