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spread of Corona 19 is raising its head again. Yesterday (23rd), there were 125 new corona19 confirmed cases, recording three digits for the second day. The quarantine authorities are tightly tense as the number of new confirmed cases is increasing like this, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, when the population is migrating.
This is Han Ji-yeon.
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Yesterday, there were 125 new cases of Corona 19 one day, followed by 110 yesterday, recording three digits for two consecutive days.
Among the new confirmed cases, there were 110 domestic outbreaks, with 92 confirmed in the metropolitan area, including 39 in Seoul, 43 in Gyeonggi and 10 in Incheon.
In the non-metropolitan area, Busan was the largest with 7 people, Gyeongbuk and Gangwon each with 2, and Daegu, Daejeon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Gyeongnam and Jeju with 1.
Sporadic infections additionally occur in everyday spaces such as local marts and securities companies, and confirmed cases of existing group outbreaks continue to appear.
In Seoul, 6 and 5 confirmed cases related to Han Mart and Korea Investment & Securities in Yeongdeungpo-gu, respectively, and Daewoo Dioville Plus-related cases in Gangnam-gu have been increasing to 41 so far.
At Park Ae-won, a mental care facility in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10 additional residents were confirmed, and the cumulative number of confirmed patients increased to 38.
The number of deaths increased by 5 a day yesterday, and the cumulative death toll was 393, while the number of severe and severe patients decreased by 13 to 126 people receiving intensive care.