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Yesterday (22nd), 110 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 were added a day, resulting in 23,000,216 cases.
After four days, the number of new confirmed cases increased to three digits again, and the health authorities repeatedly warned that the Chuseok holiday could be the biggest hurdle.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo on the report.
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Of the 110 new confirmed cases added yesterday, 99 cases occurred in Korea.
By region, 73 additional people occurred in metropolitan areas such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon, and 26 new people appeared in non-capital areas such as Busan, Gyeongbuk and Chungnam.
The number of foreign inflow cases was tentatively counted at 11 people.
There were no additional deaths related to Corona 19 yesterday, and 139 people are receiving intensive care, as well as 5 people with gastric and severe illness.
Since the 20th, the number of new confirmed cases has remained in double digits for three days in a row, but today more than 100 people came out and increased to three digits again in four days.
Yesterday, three additional people related to a securities company in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, were positive, and five have been confirmed so far.
As for the sauna in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, the number of confirmed cases has increased by three, and sporadic infections are still continuing, where the route of infection is unknown.
With only a week left until the Chuseok holiday, the number of confirmed cases again increased, and the health authorities again asked to be alert.
[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: (Chuseok holiday) Depending on how you spend the holidays, you are at a critical crossroads as to whether you will face a difficult time again or recover your precious daily life.
(I appeal to you again) that you will have a special relief ceremony]
In addition, the health authorities said that while there were 22 deaths related to Corona 19 last month, 64 people have already died this month, and that special measures for the elderly are needed. Revealed.