As the outbreak of Coronavirus Infectious Disease-19 (Corona 19) continued in the metropolitan area, the number of new confirmed cases per day was 80.
It decreased from yesterday (119 people) and came down to double digits in two days since the last 25 days (61 people).
However, the scale of group infections in nursing institutions, nursing hospitals, and rehabilitation hospitals that are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection is increasing day by day, and sporadic infections are continuing in family gatherings, acquaintances' meetings, workplaces, and academies. .
Moreover, if the number of young people visiting the club increases ahead of'Halloween Day' on the 31st, it may become a new infection link and the number of confirmed cases may increase significantly, and the quarantine authorities are making a sense of it.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o'clock today, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 88 to a cumulative 26,43.
The number of new confirmed cases decreased by 31 from yesterday (119).
Recently, the number of new confirmed cases has been increasing due to the spread of sporadic group infections in the metropolitan area.
Looking at the number of confirmed cases per day since the last 12 days, when the'social distancing' stage was eased to one stage, 98 → 91 → 84 → 110 → 47 → 73 → 91 → 76 → 58 → 89 People → 121 people → 155 people → 77 people → 61 people → 119 people → 88 people.
Looking at the infection route of 88 new confirmed cases today, 72 cases in Korea and 16 inflows from overseas.
The number of confirmed cases in Korea, estimated to have been infected in the local community, decreased by 22 from yesterday (94).
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 53 were in the metropolitan area, including 24 in Seoul, 27 in Gyeonggi, and 2 in Incheon.
Outside the metropolitan area, Gangwon is the largest with 6, followed by Daejeon and Gyeongnam with 5, Jeonnam with 2, and Chungbuk with 1.
In the case of major infections, a total of 30 confirmed cases (including those infected in other regions) were confirmed as of yesterday's noon at the'Raphael House', a welfare facility for the disabled in Yeoju City, Gyeonggi-do.
In addition, there were confirmed cases in'Happy Medical Center' in Namyang-si, Gyeonggi-do (cumulative 59 people),'Gunpo-si medical institutions and nursing facilities in Anyang-si,' Gyeonggi-do, and'SRC Rehabilitation Hospital' (135 people) in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
Group infections linked to family gatherings and work are also spreading.
The case of a group outbreak of family members in Guro-gu, Seoul has already spread to Bucheon-si dance (ballet) academy, so far 40 confirmed cases have been confirmed, and 10 people have been confirmed as a new family group infection occurred in Changwon, Gyeongnam.
There has also been a new outbreak of group infection related to friendship golf tournaments.
According to Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, a man in his 50s (patient 437 in Seongnam City), who went to a college alumni golf tournament held at a golf course in Yongin on the 17th, was first confirmed on the 22nd and There were 11 confirmed cases in Anyang alone.
It is known that some of the golf tournament attendees are residents of other regions, and the number of related confirmed cases is likely to increase.
The number of confirmed overseas inflows was 16, down by 9 from yesterday (25).
Of the confirmed foreign inflows, 5 were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port, and the remaining 11 were positive while self-isolation at residential or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (8), Busan, Chungnam, and Jeonnam (1 each). .
When domestic outbreaks and foreign inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, there are 61 people in the metropolitan area, including 24 in Seoul, 35 in Gyeonggi and 2 in Incheon.
Nationwide, there were new confirmed cases in 10 cities and provinces.
The number of'severe' patients whose condition was severe or worsened after being confirmed with Corona 19 was 52, down 1 from yesterday.