Today (12th), the first day of the 1st phase transition of'social distancing', the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea reached close to 100.



Since the 8th, it has maintained double digits for five days in a row, but the number of local outbreaks and infection cases from overseas increased at the same time, increasing by nearly three digits.



In Korea, the aftermath of group infections involving medical institutions, family and acquaintances, etc., and the number of confirmed overseas inflows recorded the highest since the end of July, as 11 Nepali people who had trained in Korean were tested positive.



The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of today's 0 o'clock, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 97 to a cumulative 24,000,703.



The number of new confirmed cases increased by 39 from yesterday (58).



Recently, the number of new confirmed cases has risen and fallen around 100.



From the 29th of last month to today, the number of new confirmed cases per day for two weeks is 38 → 113 → 77 → 63 → 75 → 64 → 73 → 75 → 114 → 69 → 54 → 72 → 58 The number was double digits except for the first day of the Chuseok holiday, the first day of the Chuseok holiday (113 days) and two days of this month (114 people).



Of the 97 new confirmed cases today, 68 outbreaks in the region and 29 inflows from overseas.



The number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks estimated to have been infected in the local community increased by 22 from yesterday (46), exceeding the level 1 criterion of'less than 50'.



In the area where confirmed cases were found, 48 were in the metropolitan area, including 29 in Seoul, 16 in Gyeonggi, and 3 in Incheon.



Outside the metropolitan area, there were 13 in Daejeon, followed by 3 in Busan, and 1 in each of Gwangju, Gangwon, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongnam.



In the case of major infections, new confirmed cases were followed by family and acquaintances, medical institutions, and military units.



In the case of family meals and acquaintances in Daejeon, one contact was added, resulting in a cumulative confirmed number of 20.



The quarantine authorities estimate that the infection spread through a family meal meeting on the 30th of last month and meeting with acquaintances on the 28th, which was the first day of the holiday, followed by a family meeting of acquaintances on the 1st of this month on Chuseok, and eventually spread to study rooms.



In Daejeon, seven other family members were confirmed as being confirmed, and the possibility of serial infection through their workplace is also a concern.



The number of confirmed cases related to the friend's meeting in Dongducheon City, Gyeonggi-do was added to 10, and the number of confirmed cases related to military units in Yangju increased to 5.



In addition, 1 to 2 confirmed cases continue to appear in existing infection cases such as'Master Plus Hospital' in Uijeongbu City (cumulative 51) and'Dana Hospital' in Dobong-gu, Seoul (59).



The number of confirmed overseas inflows was 29, up 17 from yesterday (12).



This is the highest record in 75 days since July 29 (34).



This is believed to have been largely affected by the fact that 11 Nepali people who entered Korea for Korean language course training in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, were confirmed as confirmed.



Of the confirmed cases of overseas inflow, 9 were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port, and the remaining 20 were residents or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (13), Seoul, Chungnam (2 each), and Busan, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk (1 each). While self-containing in, he was tested positive.



When local outbreaks and overseas inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, there are 63 people in the metropolitan area, including 31 in Seoul, 29 in Gyeonggi, and 3 in Incheon.



Nationally, 11 new cases have been confirmed.



After being confirmed with Corona 19, the number of patients whose condition is severe or worsened beyond the severe stage is 87, down 2 from yesterday.



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