With the aftermath of the outbreak of the COVID-19 outbreak in various places including the metropolitan area, the number of new confirmed cases per day remained at around 70 today (3rd).
This is the second day after yesterday (97 people).
However, in recent years, group infections are continuing in many places including nursing homes and nursing hospitals, family and acquaintance meetings, workplaces, and schools, and the influence of'Halloween Day' (October 31), which attracted a large crowd with autumn leaves in autumn. Since it has not been in full swing, the size of confirmed cases can increase at any time.
In the event of a'Halloween infection', the confirmed cases are expected to be released one by one from the middle of this week.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of today's 0 o'clock, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 75, accumulating 26,807.
It was 22 people less than yesterday (97 people).
From the 21st of last month to today, the number of new confirmed cases in the last two weeks is 89 → 121 → 155 → 77 → 61 → 119 → 88 → 103 → 125 → 113 → 127 →124 people →97 people →75 people, and so on, with around 100 people fluctuating.
Three digits were recorded for this period 8 times.
Looking at the route of infection of 75 new confirmed patients today, 46 outbreaks in Korea and 29 inflows from overseas.
The number of confirmed cases estimated to have been infected in the local community is 101 → 79 → 46 this month, showing a statistically decreasing trend.
It was only two weeks after the 20th (41) of last month that the number of confirmed cases in Korea fell below 50.
When looking at the areas where confirmed cases were found, the metropolitan area still occupied 36, including 21 in Seoul and 15 in Gyeonggi.
Other than the metropolitan area, there are 6 people in Chungnam, 2 people in Gwangju, and 1 person each in Gangwon and Chungbuk.
If the current trend continues, it is expected that the first stage will be applied nationwide in the new'social distancing' system that will be implemented from the 7th.
The standard for new confirmed cases in Korea in the first stage is less than 100 in the metropolitan area and less than 10 to 30 in the non-metropolitan area based on the daily average for the last week.
In the case of major outbreaks, there were many'routine infections'.
In connection with a family gathering in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, 21 people were tested positive after the first confirmed patients (indicator patients) came out on the 31st of last month, and a total of 22 people were confirmed by the day of yesterday.
In addition, a total of 13 people were infected with a logistics and delivery company in Paju City, and a total of 19 people were confirmed, including co-workers, pub workers, visitors, and sauna users, including co-workers, related to a work place in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do.
In addition, the spread of music lessons in Seoul (accumulated 18 students), Dongdaemun-gu Ace Hope Care Center (13 students), Gangnam-gu Lucky Sauna (37 students), and visiting teachers in Eunpyeong-gu (18 students) are not fading.
The number of confirmed overseas inflows was 29, an increase of 11 from yesterday (18).
Twelve of the confirmed cases were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port.
The remaining 17 were tested positive while self-isolation at residential or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (12), Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Chungnam, and Gyeongnam (1 each).
When domestic outbreaks and overseas inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, there are 50 in the metropolitan area, including 22 in Seoul, 27 in Gyeonggi, and 1 in Incheon.
Nationwide, there were new confirmed cases in 9 provinces.
The number of'severe' patients whose condition was severe or worsened after being confirmed with Corona 19 was 52, an increase of 3 from the day before.